ISN'T THAT CLEVER by Steven Gimbel ( 9781138082151 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

Item Details

Title:

ISN'T THAT CLEVER
A PHILOSOPHICAL ACCOUNT OF HUMOR AND COMEDY

By:

Steven Gimbel

Format:

Hardback

List price:

£135.00

Our price:

£121.50

Discount:

10% off

You save:

£13.50

ISBN 10:

1138082155

ISBN 13:

9781138082151

Availability:

Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.

Delivery rates

Stock:

Currently 0 available

Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

29 June, 2017

Series:

Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

Pages:

196

Synopsis:

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.

Illustrations:

4 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Tables, black and white; 6

Publication:

Imprint:

Routledge

Returns:

Returnable

Some other items by this author:

DEFENDING EINSTEIN

DEFENDING EINSTEIN (HB)

DEFENDING EINSTEIN (PB)

EINSTEIN