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Humour : (Record no. 23838)

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2013947882
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780199552221 (pbk.)
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0199552223 (pbk.)
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 152.4/3
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Authors Carroll, Noël,
Dates 1947-
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Humour :
Subtitle a very short introduction /
Statement of responsibility, etc Noël Carroll.
VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title Humor
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication Oxford :
Publisher Oxford University Press,
Date c2014.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 126 p. ;
Other Details ill. :
Size 18 cm.
SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Very short introductions ;
Volume number 378
SUMMARY
Summary Humour has been discovered in every known human culture and thinkers have discussed it for over two thousand years. Humour can serve many functions; it can be used to relieve stress, to promote amity among strangers, to dissipate tension within a fractious group, to display intelligence, andsome have even claimed that it improves health and fights sickness. In this Very Short Introduction Noel Carroll examines the leading theories of humour including "The Superiority Theory" and "The Incongruity Theory". He considers the relation of humour to emotion and cognition, and explores the value of humour, specifically in its social functions. He argues thathumour, and the comic amusement that follows it, has a crucial role to play in the construction of communities, but he also demonstrates that the social aspect of humour raises questions such as "When is humour immoral?" and "Is laughing at immoral humour itself immoral?".
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Wit and humor.
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier https://uowd.box.com/s/y2udsmwngmosx8gksvcgfdwtd3o8rxla
Public note Location Map
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
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SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
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Holdings
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        University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Tough Topics 2014-05-20 AMAUK 152.43 CA HU T0025806 2017-01-26 6.49 2017-01-26 REGULAR link

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