Humour

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 society.

Umorul este o trasatura universala a vietii umane. In aceasta scurta introducere, Noel Carroll analizeaza natura si valoarea umorului, de la principalele sale teorii si relatia sa cu emotia si cognitia, pana la intrebarile etice legate de moralitatea sa si semnificatia sa in modelarea societatii.