THE INCONGRUITY OF INCONGRUITY THEORIES OF HUMOR

• Authors: Kulka T.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article critically reviews the Incongruity Theory of Humor reaching the conclusion that it has to be essentially restructured. Leaving aside the question of scope, it is shown that the theory is inadequate even for those cases for which it is thought to be especially well suited - that it cannot account either for the pleasurable effect of jokes or for aesthetic pleasure. The author argues that it is the resolution of the incongruity rather than its mere apprehension, which is that source of the amusement or aesthetic delight. Once the theory is thus restructured, the Superiority Theory of Humor and the Relief Theory can be seen as supplementary to it.

Keywords

EN

HUMOR; INCONGRUITY THEORY; RESOLUTION OF INCONGRUITY

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Institute of Philosophy of Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic
• Journal: Organon F. medzinárodný časopis pre analytickú filozofiu
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 320-333
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Kulka T.

• T' Kulka, for postal address contact the journal editor

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07SKAAAA03266747