Comic Relief

Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor develops
an inclusive theory that integrates psychological, aesthetic, and
ethical issues relating to humor

* Offers an enlightening and accessible foray into the serious
business of humor

* Reveals how standard theories of humor fail to explain its true
nature and actually support traditional prejudices against humor as
being antisocial, irrational, and foolish

* Argues that humor's benefits overlap significantly with
those of philosophy

* Includes a foreword by Robert Mankoff, Cartoon Editor of The
New Yorker