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Mathematics and Humor: A Study of the Logic of Humor

By John Allen Paulos

Book information

Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Year
1982
ISBN
0226650251, 9780226650258
Open Library ID
OL21195645M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
943 kB (965423 bytes)
Pages
120\120
DPI
300
Time added
2011-01-23 12:00:00

Description

"Jokes, paradoxes, riddles, and the art of non-sequitur are revealed with great perception and insight in this illuminating account of the relationship between humor and mathematics."--Joseph Williams, New York Times "'Leave your mind alone,' said a Thurber cartoon, and a really complete and convincing analysis of what humour is might spoil all jokes forever. This book avoids that danger. What it does. . .is describe broadly several kinds of mathematical theory and apply them to throw sidelights on how many kinds of jokes work."-- New Scientist "Many scholars nowadays write seriously about the ludicrous. Some merely manage to be dull. A few--like Paulos--are brilliant in an odd endeavor."-- Los Angeles Times Book Review

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