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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