You've Got To Be Kidding!

You've Got to Be Kidding!: How Jokes Can Help You Think is a thoughtful and accessible analysis of the ways in which jokes illustrate how we think critically, and how the thinking process goes awry in everyday human situations.

• Uses jokes to illustrate the various mistakes or fallacies that are typically identified and discussed in courses on critical reasoning
• Provides an effective way to learn critical thinking skills since jokes often describe real-life situations where it really matters whether a person thinks well or not
• Demonstrates how philosophy is actually very practical and clearly related to real- life human experiences
• Explains how developing good reasoning habits can make a real difference in all aspects of one's life

Author: John Capps,Donald Capps
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 09/21/2009
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.28w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9781405196642

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2010

About the Author
John Capps is a Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Donald Capps is Professor of Pastoral Psychology at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of more than 20 books, including A Time to Laugh: The Religion of Humor (2005).