A Philosophy of Humour
Humour is a funny thing – everyone knows it but no-one knows what it is. This book addresses the question ‘What is humour?’ by first untangling the definitions of humour, amusement and funniness before then providing a new theory of humour which draws upo
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Alan Roberts
A Philosophy of Humour
Alan Roberts
A Philosophy of Humour
Alan Roberts Department of Philosophy University of Sussex Brighton, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-14381-7 ISBN 978-3-030-14382-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14382-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2019934706 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgments
I am indebted to many people for their valuable contributions towards this book. This includes my editorial team and independent reviewer at Palgrave Macmillan as well as Matthew Kieran, Dominic Lopes and Kathleen Stock for their helpful comments. I am deeply grateful to Sarah Sawyer, not only for her open-mindedness in taking humour seriously, but also for her dedication, patience and immense knowledge. I would like to express my gratitude to the friends and family who bravely agreed to proof-read earlier versions of this book. They are Rona Bathgate, Lucy Bergmans, Iva Cek, Jonno Evans, Lisa Forrest, Mark Haskett, Danny Houslay, Woody Lewenstein, Daisy Martin, Eleanor O’Brien, Fred Perry, Claire Roberts, Craig Roberts, Duncan Shaw, Paul Taylor and Rory Watts. They may not all be philosophers but each one of them is a humorist. I am eternally grateful to my parents, Graham and Joan Roberts, for their unconditional support in everything I do and for holding the dubious distinction of having read almost everything I have ever written. Finally, and most importantly, I would like to thank Camilla Landberg, whom I met at the start of this journey and without whom I would never have been able to finish. Tusen takk, min kjære.
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Contents
1 Introduction
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