Jokes
Philosophical Thoughts on Joking Matters
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. May 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-0-226-11231-2 (ISBN)
Description
A book of jokes and a book about them. Ted Cohen loves a good laugh, but as a philosopher, he is also interested in how jokes work, why they work and when they don't. The delight at the end of a joke is the result of a complex set of conditions and processes, and Cohen takes us through these conditions in a philosophical exploration of humour. He considers questions of audience, selection of joke topics, the ethnic character of jokes and their morality, all with plenty of examples that should make the reader either chuckle or wince.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
130 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-11231-2 (9780226112312)
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E-Book
04/2008
1st Edition
University of Chicago Press
€13.49
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Person
Ted Cohen (1939-2014) was a professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago from 1967 until his death. He was the auhor of Jokes: Philosophical Thoughts on Joking Matters and Thinking of Others: On the Talent for Metaphor and co-editor of Essays in Kant's Aesthetics and Pursuits of Reason: Essays in Honor of Stanley Cavell.