A new theory of humor

Humor research has been handicapped by the lines of approached
applide
by thinkers from antiquity to the present day. The main one being,
using the word "humor" on a neurological level when it is merely a
construct that has a vague, general meaning only applicable in
cultural intercourse.

I have posted an essay on a Google Page: Laughing and crying as
displacement activities: the implications for humor theory.


Go to the site below, scroll down until you see the elephant and
blind
men, and click on "A new theory of humor".


http://www.humorlinks.com/cgi-bin/sites/page.cgi?g=Academic%2Findex.h...


I have attempted to show that viewing laughter as a displacement
activity (defined in the essay) and explaining why it is confusing to
use the term humor in certain contexts, answers the major problems
encountered by humor researchers.


I think you will enjoy the read.


Basil

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