On humour /
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 tendenc...
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| Format: | Government Document eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2002.
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| Series: | Thinking in action.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 132 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-124) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781135199036 1135199035 1283373807 9781283373807 9780415251211 0415251214 9780203870129 0203870123 9781135198985 1135198985 9781135199029 1135199027 |