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On Humour (Thinking in Action)

By Simon Critchley

Book information

Year
2002
ISBN
0415251206, 9780415251204, 0415251214, 9780415251211
LCC
PN6147 .C75 2002
Open Library ID
OL3559550M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
68 MB (71075948 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
144\72
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Does humour make us human, or do the cats and dogs laugh along with us? On Humour is a fascinating, beautifully written and funny book on what humour can tell us about being human. Simon Critchley skilfully probes some of the most perennial but least understood aspects of humour, such as our tendency to laugh at animals and our bodies, why we mock death with comedy and why we think it's funny when people act like machines. He also looks at the darker side of humour, as rife in sexism and racism and argues that it is important for reminding us of people we would rather not be.

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