Isn't That Clever: A Philosophical Account of Humor and Comedy

Isn't That Clever provides a new account of the nature of humor - the cleverness account -...
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Author: Steven Gimbel
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Isn't That Clever: A Philosophical Account of Humor and Comedy by Gimbel, Steven

Isn't That Clever: A Philosophical Account of Humor and Comedy

$177.53

Isn't That Clever: A Philosophical Account of Humor and Comedy

$177.53
Author: Steven Gimbel
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Isn't That Clever provides a new account of the nature of humor - the cleverness account - according to which humor is intentional conspicuous acts of playful cleverness. By defining humor in this way, answers can be found to longstanding questions about humor ethics (Are there jokes that are wrong to tell? Are there jokes that can only be told by certain people?) and humor aesthetics (What makes for a good joke? Is humor subjective?). In addition to humor in general, Isn't That Clever asks questions about comedy as an art form such as whether there are limits to what can be said in dealing with a heckler and how do we determine whether one comedian has stolen jokes from another.



Author: Steven Gimbel
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 08/14/2020
Pages: 196
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780367594923

About the Author

Steven Gimbel is Professor of Philosophy at Gettysburg College, USA. His paper "Heckler Ethics" received the Joseph Ellin Memorial Prize for best paper given at the seventh annual meeting of the Lighthearted Philosophers' Society. He was also an amateur stand-up comedian for several years, regularly performing at comedy clubs around the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area.




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