Inside jokes : using humor to reverse-engineer the mind / Matthew M. Hurley, Daniel C. Dennett, and Reginald B. Adams.

Author/creator Hurley, Matthew M., 1977-
Other author Dennett, D. C. (Daniel Clement)
Other author Adams, Reginald B.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxiii, 359 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [305]-328) and index.
LCCN 2010044707
ISBN9780262015820 (alk. paper)
ISBN026201582X (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BF575.L3 H89 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold