Entertaining & Informative ~~"On Humour (Thinking in Action)"

On Humour (Thinking in Action)

Simon Critchley
Routledge
Sales Rank: 92516

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 Entertaining & Informative, 2002-10-08

Critchley's book is not an overview of what human beings find funny and he is quite open about this. He recognises that jokes, laughter etc. have been around for a long time but that humour is a relatively 'modern' invention. What he has to say about humour is engaging, entertaining and as in depth as one could expect from a book this size. I found myself smiling at the examples he cites and largely convinced by the argument he presents. Most importantly for a philosophy book it made me think about humour more deeply and also made me look at the world around me in a different light. 'On Humour, is a certainly a book that I would recommend.

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