Theory of humor

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Modern theory of humor is a multidisciplinary effort combining the insights of humor theorists from various fields including especially philosophers, psychologists, and linguists. Broadly, humor theories have generally been divided into five categories: psychoanalytic, superiority/disparagement, arousal/relief, incongruity, and reversal.

Contents 1 Humour generation 1.1 Computational 2 Humor theorists 3 Organizations associated with humor research 4 See also

[edit] Humour generation

[edit] Computational

Computational humour is a branch of computational linguistics and artificial intelligence which uses computers in humor research. It is distinct from computer humour (i.e., jokes about computers, programmers, users, and computing).

[edit] Humor theorists

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Notable thinkers from Plato to Aristotle, Descartes. Sigmund Freud, Gregory Bateson, and others have investigated or develop theories of humor. Notable modern theorists include William Fry, Waleed Salameh, Rod Martin, and John Morreall.

[edit] Organizations associated with humor research

• The International Society for Humor Studies
• Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor
• No Laughing Matter: Visual Humor in Ideas of Race, Nationality and Ethnicity International Humanities Institute, Dartmouth College

[edit] See also

• List of humor theorists
• List of publications in humor research

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