Psychology of Art Category
How Humor Works – A Clear Proposal For A Classic Question, Part 4 (E. Garrett Ennis)
The following is the fourth of a four-part series. The first can be found here, the second here, the third here. Sayings Another unique property of Status Loss Theory is that, in addition to demonstrating a logical evolutionary purpose, it fits easily with our common understanding of humor, and particularly with a…
How Humor Works – A Clear Proposal For A Classic Question, Part 3 (E. Garrett Ennis)
The following is the third of a four-part series. The first can be found here, the second here. Chappelle’s Show. While not running as long as Stern’s, Dave Chappelle’s TV show was enormously successful in the limited number of seasons that it did exist. Chappelle also, instinctively or purposefully, had comedy…
How Humor Works – A Clear Proposal For A Classic Question, Part 2 (E. Garrett Ennis)
The following is the second of a four-part series. The first can be found here. Alright, let’s apply this to some common examples. Pranks. The basic point of pranks is to fool the victim into reacting to something they shouldn’t, thus allowing observers to laugh at them for their error…
How Humor Works – A Clear Proposal For A Classic Question, Part 1 (E. Garrett Ennis)
The following is the first of a four-part series. “Many theorists seem to confuse offering the necessary conditions for a response to count as humor with explaining why we find one thing funny rather than another. This second question, what would be sufficient for an object to be found funny,…