Hurley, Matthew M., 1977-

Inside jokes using humor to reverse-engineer the mind / [electronic resource] : Matthew M. Hurley, Daniel C. Dennett, and Reginald B. Adams. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2011. - xiii, 359 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-328) and index.

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.


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Laughter--Psychological aspects.
Laughter--Philosophy.
Wit and humor--Psychological aspects.
Wit and humor--Philosophy.


Electronic books.

BF575.L3 / H89 2011eb

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