Screen LibraryThe basic humor process : a cognitive-shift theory and the case against incongruity /
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De Gruyter Mouton,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin/Boston : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2011] ©1999 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Humor research [hr] ;
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110806137 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9783110806137.jpg |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (257 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9783110806137 |
| Index Number: | BF575 |
| CLC: | B842.6 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- PART 1. Preliminaries -- Chapter 1. The mystery of humor and sundry further matters -- Chapter 2. The fundamental question of humor theory -- PART 2. Theory L and reason to conclude it is true -- Chapter 3. Theory L -- Chapter 4. The laughter of humor, relaxation, and pleasure -- Chapter 5. The inapplicability of standard criticisms of relief theories -- Chapter 6. The explanatory power of theory L -- PART 3. Incongruity theory and reason to conclude it is unsound -- Chapter 7. Incongruity theory and the concept of incongruity -- Chapter 8. First probe of incongruity theory: two complementary arguments -- Chapter 9. Second probe of incongruity theory: its collapse into cognitive-shift theory -- Chapter 10. Third probe of incongruity theory: its lack of explanatory power -- Chapter 11. Fourth probe of incongruity theory: sundry arguments and points -- PART 4. Further development -- Chapter 12. Kant and Koestler on humor -- Chapter 13. The ultimate incongruity thesis and concluding reflections -- Summary of the case for theory L -- References -- Permissions -- Index |