Noel Carroll on Humour

Philosophy Bites

Nigel Warburton

Education, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2011

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

What is humour? Why do we have a sense of humour? Philosophers have been asking this sort of question for a while. Noel Carroll gives some answers, and tells some jokes, in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy.

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0:00.0	This is made in philosophy bites with me David Edmonds and me Nigel Warberton.
0:07.0	Philosophy bites is available at W.
0:08.6	Philosophy bites.com. Philosophy bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy.
0:15.6	A man and his friend are out for their weekly game of golf when a funeral procession crosses
0:20.0	the road next to the course.
0:22.0	The man stops in mid swing, takes off his golf cap and
0:24.9	bows down to pray.
0:25.9	Wow says his friend, that's thoughtful. How touching. Well said the man we were
0:31.3	married for 35 years.
0:33.0	That, according to one survey, is what Americans think is the world's funniest joke.
0:38.0	But what makes something humorous?
0:40.0	Do all jokes share one or more characteristics?
0:43.0	And can a joke be so sick that it ceases to be funny?
0:46.0	Nigel Warburton plays Straight Man to Professor Noel
0:49.0	of the City University New York.
0:52.0	Noel, welcome to Philosophy B York. Noel,
0:53.0	welcome to Philosophy Bites.
0:54.0	Ah, thank you.
0:55.0	It's a pleasure to be here.
0:56.0	The topic we're going to focus on today is humor.
0:59.0	What is humor?
1:02.0	Humor is what causes us to be comically amused.
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