Humor
Although the laughable is not usually thought of as a subclass of the beautiful (Aristotle, indeed, said that it was a subclass of the ugly), the problem of "humor" is a special ca...
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Humor [addendum]
Since 1980 a number of philosophers have explored the psychology, aesthetics, and ethics of humor. The incongruity theory dominates though, as in earlier theorizing, the precise relat...
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Humor is the tendency to look at things from the mirthful or incongruous side. It is the quality that makes something laughable or amusing. Humor is the ability to perceive, enjoy, or express what i...
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We live in a world that is filled with hate and violence. Every evening on the news we are told tales of war, murders, rapes, and savage beating; we are constantly bombarded with pessimistic and depr...
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