Monday, February 2, 2015

Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor (Morreal)
Areas for Discussion, Chapter 1

Negative thoughts of and oppositions to humor (Biblical, classical, early Christian), especially Plato and Thomas Hobbes


Defenses of Humor, esp. Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Sir Philip Sidney


The Superiority Theory, advocates, viewpoints, and flaws


The Incongruity Theory, advocates, viewpoints, and flaws


The Relief Theory, advocates, viewpoints, and flaws


Cognitive Dissonance and Cognitive Shift



The Relaxation Theory, advocates, viewpoints, and flaws

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