Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-328) and index.
Contents
What is humor for? -- The phenomenology of humor -- A brief history of humor theories -- Twenty questions for a cognitive and evolutionary theory of humor -- Emotion and computation -- A mind that can sustain humor -- Humor and mirth -- Higher order humor -- Objections considered -- The penumbra : non-jokes, bad jokes, and near-humor -- But why do we laugh? -- The punch line.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
