Jokes philosophical thoughts on joking matters / [electronic resource] :
Ted Cohen.
- University of Chicago Press, 1999.
- 1 online resource (xi, 99 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
JOKES: PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHTS ON JOKING MATTERS; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Jokes Are Conditional; 3 When Jokes Are Asymmetrical; 4 Problems and Occasions for Joke-Making; 5 Jewish Jokes and the Acceptance of Absurdity; 6 Taste, Morality, and the Propriety of Joking; Appendix; Index of]okes.
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