Inside jokes using humor to reverse-engineer the mind - Hurley, Matthew M., 1977-; Dennett, Daniel Clement; Adams, Reginald B.; ebrary, Inc. (Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2011)
What is humor for? -- The phenomenology of humor -- A brief history of humor theories -- Twenty questions for a cognitive and evolutionary theory of humor -- Emotion and computation -- A mind that can sustain humor -- Humor and mirth -- Higher order humor -- Objections considered -- The penumbra : non-jokes, bad jokes, and near-humor -- But why do we laugh? -- The punch line.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-328) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Laughter -- Psychological aspects; Laughter -- Philosophy; Wit and humor -- Psychological aspects; Wit and humor -- Philosophy; Electronic books