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	A Theory of Humor

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1-5-2008 11:03 AM

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This paper presents a theory of humor, that certain psychological
state which tends to produce laughter.  The theory states that humor
is fully characterized by three conditions, each of which,
separately, is necessary for humor to occur, and all of which,
jointly, are sufficient for humor to occur.  The conditions
of this theory describe a subjective state of apparent emotional
absurdity, where the perceived situation is seen as normal, and where,
simultaneously, some affective commitment of the perceiver to the way
something in the situation ought to be is violated.  This theory is
explained in detail and its logical properties and empirical
consequences are explored.  Recognized properties of humor are
explained (incongruity, surprise, aggression, emotional
transformation, apparent comprehension difficulty, etc.).  A wide
variety of biological, social/communicational, and other classes of
humor-related phenomena are characterized and explained in terms of
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