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A Philosophy of Humour

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-14382-4

ISBN: 978-3-030-14381-7

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Apr 14, 2019

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Introduction

Roberts, Alan

Pages: 1 –6

[In this chapter, I introduce the discipline of philosophy, defend humour as a philosophical topic and address the question ‘What is humour?’]
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Amusement, Funniness and Humour

Roberts, Alan

Pages: 7 –23

[In this chapter, I address Question 1, Question 2 and Question 3 from Chapter 1 by examining amusement, funniness and humour. In Section 1, I address Question 1 by examining amusement, in Section 2, I address Question 2 by examining funniness and, in Section 3, I address Question 3 by examining...
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Early Theories of Amusement

Roberts, Alan

Pages: 25 –43

[In this chapter, I uncritically review early theories of amusement in order to extract key claims for critical assessment in Chapters 4 and 5. In Section 1, I defend the essentialist approach to Question 1 from Chapter 1, in Section 2, I review early superiority theories, in Section 3, I review...
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The Cognitive Component of Amusement

Roberts, Alan

Pages: 45 –81

[In this chapter, I define the cognitive component of amusement by critically assessing incongruity theories. In Section 1, I assess Early Incongruity Theory from Chapter 3, in Section 2, I assess unsuccessful refinements of the concept of incongruity, in Section 3, I propose a bisociation...
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The Affective Component of Amusement

Roberts, Alan

Pages: 83 –112

[In this chapter, I define the affective component of amusement by critically assessing superiority theories, release theories and play theories. In Section 1, I assess superiority theories to extract a key insight, in Section 2, I assess release theories to extract a key insight, in Section 3, I...
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A Theory of Amusement

Roberts, Alan

Pages: 113 –129

[In this chapter, I complete Theory of Amusement (ToA) from Chapter 2. In Section 1, I complete ToA by combining the Cognitive Component of Amusement (CCoA) from Chapter 4 with the Affective Component of Amusement (ACoA) from Chapter 5 and, in Section 2, I briefly outline some techniques for...

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