John Morreall
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1068299 |
|---|---|
| NOME | John Morreall |
| PRENOMES | John |
| SOBRENOME | Morreall |
| ASSINATURA | MORREALL J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | William & Mary |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 168 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 26 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1977 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2020 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
The Good, the Bad, and the Funny
This article begins by reviewing the overwhelmingly negative assessment of laughter and humor in Western philosophy and in Christianity, arguing that that evaluation arises from a misclassification of amusement as a malicious emotion. It then sketches a play theory of humor in which humor is an activity pursued for pleasure which allows participants to violate linguistic and social norms, especially rules about sincerity. Once we understand humor…
The Comic Vision of Life
Journal Article The Comic Vision of Life Get access John Morreall John Morreall Religious Studies College of William & Mary Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 54, Issue 2, April 2014, Pages 125–140, https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayu005 Published: 28 July 2014
Making Sense as a Cultural Practice
The production of sense is a central field of action of cultural and political practice. The articles examine how, in different contexts, the construction of sense and its outcome as a cultural practice
Humor, Philosophy and Education
This article begins by examining the bad reputation humor traditionally had in philosophy and education. Two of the main charges against humor—that it is hostile and irresponsible—are linked to the Superiority Theory. That theory is critiqued and two other theories of laughter are presented—the Relief Theory and the Incongruity Theory. In the Relief Theory, laughter is a release of pent-up nervous energy. In the Incongruity Theory, humor is the e…
The Justifiability of Violent Civil Disobedience
James Robson
Comic vices and comic virtues
In the face of some people's naive enthusiasm about the benefits of humor, Victor Raskin (Is humor always good for you?, Oklahoma, 1997) has explored the question “Is humor always good for you?” Rod Martin (Psychological Bulletin 12: 504–519, 2001) has shown how some kinds of humor foster unhealthy attitudes. Avner Ziv (Humor research in education: Enthusiasm vs. data, 1995) has warned that some claims about humor's value in education are exagger…
Comic Relief
Verbal humor without switching scripts and without non-bona fide communication
According to Raskin's script-theory, five factors are necessary for verbal humor: 1) a switch from the bona fide mode of communication to the non-bona fide mode of joke-telling; 2) the text of an intended joke; 3) two (partially) overlapping scripts compatible with the text; 4) an oppositeness relation between the two scripts; and 5) a trigger, obvious or implied, realizing the oppositeness relation. I argue that although this theory works well w…
Sarcasm, irony, wordplay, and humor in the Hebrew Bible
The comic and tragic visions of life
The Contingency of Cuteness
Journal Article THE CONTINGENCY OF CUTENESS: A REPLY TO SANDERS Get access John Morreall John Morreall Philosophy Department, Rochester Institute of TechnologyP O Box 9887, Rochester, New York 14623-0887, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 33, Issue 3, July 1993, Pages 283–285, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjaesthetics/33.3.283 Published: 01 July 1993
Humor and work
Unnatural Emotions
Cuteness
Journal Article CUTENESS Get access John Morreall John Morreall John Morreall, Department of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York 14623-0887, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 31, Issue 1, January 1991, Pages 39–47, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjaesthetics/31.1.39 Published: 01 January 1991
The Rejection of Humor in Western Thought
Enjoying incongruity
Taking Laughter Seriously
Laughter, Suddenness, and Pleasure
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Can Theological Language Have Hidden Meaning
Any reflective account of theological language acknowledges very early that words drawn from our experience with creatures have special meanings when applied to God. Because God transcends the created world, we cannot take predicates which apply to creatures and apply them to God without modification. And the more transcendent God is understood to be, the more modified will our language taken from creatures have to be when it is used in theology.…
Hume's Missing Shade of Blue
Perfect Happiness and the Resurrection of the Body
Although not a great deal has been said about heaven in the Christian tradition, it is part of the traditional notion of heaven that the blessed are in a condition of perfect happiness. In this life we can be happy to a certain degree, but mixed with earthly happiness is disappointment, frustration, and even sorrow. In heaven, by contrast, there is no sadness, nothing is lacking, happiness is complete. The usual way of explaining this perfect hap…
God as Self-Explanatory
Journal Article God as Self-Explanatory Get access John Morreall John Morreall Northwestern University, Illinois Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 30, Issue 120, July 1980, Pages 206–214, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219242 Published: 01 July 1980
The evidential use of because
(1979). The evidential use of because. Paper in Linguistics: Vol. 12, No. 1-2, pp. 231-238
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Taking Laughter Seriously
Humor and work
Enjoying incongruity
Humor, Philosophy and Education
This article begins by examining the bad reputation humor traditionally had in philosophy and education. Two of the main charges against humor—that it is hostile and irresponsible—are linked to the Superiority Theory. That theory is critiqued and two other theories of laughter are presented—the Relief Theory and the Incongruity Theory. In the Relief Theory, laughter is a release of pent-up nervous energy. In the Incongruity Theory, humor is the e…
Comic vices and comic virtues
In the face of some people's naive enthusiasm about the benefits of humor, Victor Raskin (Is humor always good for you?, Oklahoma, 1997) has explored the question “Is humor always good for you?” Rod Martin (Psychological Bulletin 12: 504–519, 2001) has shown how some kinds of humor foster unhealthy attitudes. Avner Ziv (Humor research in education: Enthusiasm vs. data, 1995) has warned that some claims about humor's value in education are exagger…
The Rejection of Humor in Western Thought
Verbal humor without switching scripts and without non-bona fide communication
According to Raskin's script-theory, five factors are necessary for verbal humor: 1) a switch from the bona fide mode of communication to the non-bona fide mode of joke-telling; 2) the text of an intended joke; 3) two (partially) overlapping scripts compatible with the text; 4) an oppositeness relation between the two scripts; and 5) a trigger, obvious or implied, realizing the oppositeness relation. I argue that although this theory works well w…
Sarcasm, irony, wordplay, and humor in the Hebrew Bible
The Comic Vision of Life
Journal Article The Comic Vision of Life Get access John Morreall John Morreall Religious Studies College of William & Mary Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 54, Issue 2, April 2014, Pages 125–140, https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayu005 Published: 28 July 2014
The comic and tragic visions of life
Cuteness
Journal Article CUTENESS Get access John Morreall John Morreall John Morreall, Department of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York 14623-0887, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 31, Issue 1, January 1991, Pages 39–47, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjaesthetics/31.1.39 Published: 01 January 1991
Laughter, Suddenness, and Pleasure
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Hume's Missing Shade of Blue
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Aldrich and Aesthetic Perception
Journal Article ALDRICH AND AESTHETIC PERCEPTION Get access John S. Morreall John S. Morreall Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 17, Issue 3, SUMMER 1977, Pages 275–280, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjaesthetics/17.3.275 Published: 01 March 1977
The evidential use of because
(1979). The evidential use of because. Paper in Linguistics: Vol. 12, No. 1-2, pp. 231-238
Perfect Happiness and the Resurrection of the Body
Although not a great deal has been said about heaven in the Christian tradition, it is part of the traditional notion of heaven that the blessed are in a condition of perfect happiness. In this life we can be happy to a certain degree, but mixed with earthly happiness is disappointment, frustration, and even sorrow. In heaven, by contrast, there is no sadness, nothing is lacking, happiness is complete. The usual way of explaining this perfect hap…
God as Self-Explanatory
Journal Article God as Self-Explanatory Get access John Morreall John Morreall Northwestern University, Illinois Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 30, Issue 120, July 1980, Pages 206–214, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219242 Published: 01 July 1980
Hume's Missing Shade of Blue
Can Theological Language Have Hidden Meaning
Any reflective account of theological language acknowledges very early that words drawn from our experience with creatures have special meanings when applied to God. Because God transcends the created world, we cannot take predicates which apply to creatures and apply them to God without modification. And the more transcendent God is understood to be, the more modified will our language taken from creatures have to be when it is used in theology.…
Taking Laughter Seriously
Laughter, Suddenness, and Pleasure
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Rejection of Humor in Western Thought
Enjoying incongruity
Humor and work
Unnatural Emotions
Cuteness
Journal Article CUTENESS Get access John Morreall John Morreall John Morreall, Department of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York 14623-0887, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 31, Issue 1, January 1991, Pages 39–47, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjaesthetics/31.1.39 Published: 01 January 1991
The Contingency of Cuteness
Journal Article THE CONTINGENCY OF CUTENESS: A REPLY TO SANDERS Get access John Morreall John Morreall Philosophy Department, Rochester Institute of TechnologyP O Box 9887, Rochester, New York 14623-0887, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 33, Issue 3, July 1993, Pages 283–285, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjaesthetics/33.3.283 Published: 01 July 1993
The comic and tragic visions of life
Sarcasm, irony, wordplay, and humor in the Hebrew Bible
Verbal humor without switching scripts and without non-bona fide communication
According to Raskin's script-theory, five factors are necessary for verbal humor: 1) a switch from the bona fide mode of communication to the non-bona fide mode of joke-telling; 2) the text of an intended joke; 3) two (partially) overlapping scripts compatible with the text; 4) an oppositeness relation between the two scripts; and 5) a trigger, obvious or implied, realizing the oppositeness relation. I argue that although this theory works well w…
Comic Relief
The Justifiability of Violent Civil Disobedience
James Robson
Comic vices and comic virtues
In the face of some people's naive enthusiasm about the benefits of humor, Victor Raskin (Is humor always good for you?, Oklahoma, 1997) has explored the question “Is humor always good for you?” Rod Martin (Psychological Bulletin 12: 504–519, 2001) has shown how some kinds of humor foster unhealthy attitudes. Avner Ziv (Humor research in education: Enthusiasm vs. data, 1995) has warned that some claims about humor's value in education are exagger…
Humor, Philosophy and Education
This article begins by examining the bad reputation humor traditionally had in philosophy and education. Two of the main charges against humor—that it is hostile and irresponsible—are linked to the Superiority Theory. That theory is critiqued and two other theories of laughter are presented—the Relief Theory and the Incongruity Theory. In the Relief Theory, laughter is a release of pent-up nervous energy. In the Incongruity Theory, humor is the e…
Making Sense as a Cultural Practice
The production of sense is a central field of action of cultural and political practice. The articles examine how, in different contexts, the construction of sense and its outcome as a cultural practice
The Comic Vision of Life
Journal Article The Comic Vision of Life Get access John Morreall John Morreall Religious Studies College of William & Mary Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 54, Issue 2, April 2014, Pages 125–140, https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayu005 Published: 28 July 2014
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