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BL
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581558
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b410777
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Cohen, Ted
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Jokes : philosophical thoughts on joking matters /\ Ted Cohen
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, 1999
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1 online resource (xi, 99 p.)
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0226112322 (electronic bk.)
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: 9780226112329 (electronic bk.)
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0226112306 (cloth : alk. paper)
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9780226112305
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0226112314 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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JOKES: PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHTS ON JOKING MATTERS; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Jokes Are Conditional; 3 When Jokes Are Asymmetrical; 4 Problems and Occasions for Joke-Making; 5 Jewish Jokes and the Acceptance of Absurdity; 6 Taste, Morality, and the Propriety of Joking; Appendix; Index of]okes
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| Abstract
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Abe and his friend Sol are out for a walk together in a part of town they haven't been in before. Passing a Christian church, they notice a curious sign in front that says "
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Wit and humor-- History and criticism
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Wit and humor-- Philosophy
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Wit and humor-- Social aspects
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Wit and humor-- Psychological aspects
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Electronic books
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| Dewey Classification
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809.7
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PN6147.C56 1999eb
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Ohio Library and Information Network
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