Isn’t that Clever - Couverture rigide

Gimbel, Steven

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1138082155 ISBN 13 : 9781138082151

Editeur : Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1138082155
• ISBN 13: 9781138082151
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Routledge; https://www.routledge-ny.com/; ; Stockst?dter Str. 20; Gro?ostheim; Bayern; Allemagne