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"Summarizing provisionally one version of the incongruity theory, then, someone is comically amused if and only if
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*(i) the object of their mental state is a perceived incongruity, which
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*(ii) they regard as neither threatening or anxiety producing nor
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*(iii) annoying and which
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*(iv) they do not approach with a genuine, puzzle-solving attitude, but which, rather,
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*(v) they enjoy precisely for their perception of incongruity." (Carroll, p. 37)
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== Texts & resources ==
 
== Texts & resources ==

Revision as of 14:03, 1 September 2022

Theories of humor

  • Superiority theories
  • Relief or release theories
  • Incongruity theories


Texts & resources

  • Noël Carroll, Humour: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014).
    • Our Hospitality (pp. 12-13, 17)
    • Curb Your Enthusiasm (pp. 25-26)
    • The Three Stooges (p. 30)
    • South Park (p. 33)
  • Modern Family