In On The Joke The Ethics Of Humor And Comedy
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In On The Joke The Ethics Of Humor And Comedy
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Author : Thomas Wilk
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2024-01-29
In On The Joke The Ethics Of Humor And Comedy written by Thomas Wilk and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-29 with Philosophy categories.
Who is morally permitted to tell jokes about Jews? Poles? Women? Only those in the group? Only those who would be punching up? Anyone, since they are just jokes? All of the standard approaches are too broad or too narrow. In on the Joke provides a more sophisticated approach according to which each person possesses "joke capital" that can serve as "comic insurance" covering certain jokes in certain contexts. When Bob tells a joke about Jews, we can never know exactly what Bob is intending since we cannot see inside Bob’s mind. But we could reasonably infer, if we knew Bob himself was Jewish, if he worked tirelessly for Jewish causes, or was a card-carrying Neo-Nazi. Each would affect his joke capital, and, in certain circumstances, we would have a moral standing to demand to see his ledger to see how much joke capital he had with respect to Jews. The permissibility of that joke depends upon four factors: the joke, the teller of the joke, the audience, and the setting. The view developed in In on the Joke is the only view that clearly explains how each of these components work together in an integrated, effective ethic of humor.
Beyond A Joke
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Author : S. Lockyer
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2005-11-01
Beyond A Joke written by S. Lockyer and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-01 with Social Science categories.
Humour is pervasive in contemporary culture, and is generally celebrated as a public good. Yet there are times when it is felt to produce intolerance, misunderstanding or even hatred. This book brings together, for the first time, contributions that consider the ethics as well as the aesthetics of humour. The book focuses on the abuses and limits of humour, some of which excite considerable social tension and controversy. Beyond a Joke is an exciting intervention, full of challenging questions and issues.
Isn T That Clever
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Author : Steven Gimbel
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-06-26
Isn T That Clever written by Steven Gimbel and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-26 with Philosophy categories.
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.
Pleasure Of Fools
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Author : Jure Gantar
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2005
Pleasure Of Fools written by Jure Gantar and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Humor categories.
"Men cannot laugh heartily without showing their teeth," quipped Samuel Butler. From St Paul to Descartes to Adorno, scholars and writers have questioned the ethics of laughter - any laughter. In The Pleasure of Fools, Jure Gantar wrestles with our moral right to laugh and the limitations of contemporary critical approaches.The crucial question is not whether or not there is offensive laughter but whether or not all laughter offends. Almost everyone has felt the bitter stab of malicious laughter and knows that laughter can be cruel, but it is more difficult to decide if there is also laughter that can never insult. Through a reading of Aristophanes, Rabelais, Molière, Fielding, and Rostand, Victorian nonsense poetry, and the philosophical texts of Plato, Dante, and More, Gantar explores the reasons for critics' prejudice against comedy, the specific position of laughter in various utopian societies, and self-deprecating laughter and role of the comedian as its primary producer. His conclusions contradict basic postmodern thought and contribute to current debates on the epistemological nature of criticism.
Ethics In Comedy
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Author : Steven A. Benko
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2020-10-02
Ethics In Comedy written by Steven A. Benko and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-02 with Performing Arts categories.
All humans laugh. However, there is little agreement about what is appropriate to laugh at. While laughter can unite people by showing how they share values and perspectives, it also has the power to separate and divide. Humor that "crosses the line" can make people feel excluded and humiliated. This collection of new essays addresses possible ways that moral and ethical lines can be drawn around humor and laughter. What would a Kantian approach to humor look like? Do games create a safe space for profanity and offense? Contributors to this volume work to establish and explain guidelines for thinking about the moral questions that arise when humor and laughter intersect with medicine, gender, race, and politics. Drawing from the work of stand-up comedians, television shows, and ethicists, this volume asserts that we are never just joking.
The Morality Of Laughter
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Author : F. H. Buckley
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2005-03
The Morality Of Laughter written by F. H. Buckley and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03 with Law categories.
DIVA serious look at the meaning of laughter through the ages /div
The Importance Of Being Funny
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Author : Al Gini
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2017-07-25
The Importance Of Being Funny written by Al Gini and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-25 with Humor categories.
When E. B. White said “analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog; few people are interested and the frog dies,” he hadn’t seen Al Gini’s hilarious, incisive, and informative take on jokes, joke-telling, and the jokers who tell jokes. For Gini, humor is more than just foolish fun: it serves as a safety valve for dealing with reality that gives us the courage to endure that which we cannot understand or avoid. Not everyone tells jokes. Not everyone gets a joke, even a good one. But, Gini argues, joke-telling can act as both a sword and a shield to defend us from reality. As the late, great stand-up comic Joan Rivers put it: ‘If you can laugh at it, you can live with it!’ This book is for anyone who enjoys a good laugh, but also wants to know why.
Comic Relief
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Author : John Morreall
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2011-08-24
Comic Relief written by John Morreall and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-24 with Literary Criticism categories.
Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor develops an inclusive theory that integrates psychological, aesthetic, and ethical issues relating to humor Offers an enlightening and accessible foray into the serious business of humor Reveals how standard theories of humor fail to explain its true nature and actually support traditional prejudices against humor as being antisocial, irrational, and foolish Argues that humor’s benefits overlap significantly with those of philosophy Includes a foreword by Robert Mankoff, Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker
On Humour
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Author : Simon Critchley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011-08-26
On Humour written by Simon Critchley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-26 with Philosophy categories.
Does humour make us human, or do the cats and dogs laugh along with us? On Humour is a fascinating, beautifully written and funny book on what humour can tell us about being human. Simon Critchley skilfully probes some of the most perennial but least understood aspects of humour, such as our tendency to laugh at animals and our bodies, why we mock death with comedy and why we think it's funny when people act like machines. He also looks at the darker side of humour, as rife in sexism and racism and argues that it is important for reminding us of people we would rather not be.
Comedy Begins With Our Simplest Gestures
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Author : Brian Bergen-Aurand
language : en
Publisher: Duquesne
Release Date : 2017
Comedy Begins With Our Simplest Gestures written by Brian Bergen-Aurand and has been published by Duquesne this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Comedy categories.
The important relationship of comedy to ethics, through the lens of continental philosophy and Emmanuel Levinas, in particular, is examined