Humour: A Very Short Introduction
Oxford University Press (2014)
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Humour is a universal feature of human life. In this Very Short Introduction Noel Carroll considers the nature and value of humour, from its leading theories and its relation to emotion and cognition, to ethical questions of its morality and its significance in shaping societyAuthor's Profile
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