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Philosophical Thoughts on Joking Matters

Philosophical Thoughts on Joking Matters

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16 SEP 2021

Jason Boog

The Shaggy Dog Edition

A 1999 book by Ted Cohen that discusses the philosophical underpinnings of jokes, including the Shaggy dog story.

Jokes is a book of jokes and a book about them. Cohen loves a good laugh, but as a philosopher, he is also interested in how jokes work, why they work, and when they don't. The delight at the end of a joke is the result of a complex set of conditions and processes, and Cohen takes us through these conditions in a philosophical exploration of humor.

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