Isn't That Clever: A Philosophical Account of Humor and Comedy

Isn't That Clever provides a new account of the nature of humor - the cleverness account - according to which humor is intentional conspicuous acts of playful cleverness. This volume asks whether there are limits to what can be said in dealing with a heckler and how do we determine whether one comedian has stolen jokes from another.

Author: Steven Gimbel
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 06/30/2017
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781138082151

About the Author

Steven Gimbel is Professor of Philosophy at Gettysburg College, USA. His paper "Heckler Ethics" received the Joseph Ellin Memorial Prize for best paper given at the seventh annual meeting of the Lighthearted Philosophers' Society. He was also an amateur stand-up comedian for several years, regularly performing at comedy clubs around the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area.