Surely the mere listing of experiences A, B, C, H, R is only the first step. Ideally we should try to end up with a concise, technical, generative theory of humor and enjoyment.
I’m fairly certain that the theory of humor is already well-developed. I do think it would be great if someone practiced the virtue of scholarship and wrote up a summary of some basic results, though! Perhaps GabrielDuquette could do this to satisfy ver curiosity re: the experiences of humor...
That’s a good insight to have. But there’s no reason for these goals to be in conflict! Find a book about theories of humor and summarize it or talk about it at a meetup or something! See scholarship as a way of more effectively hanging out with people on the internet!
I’m using exclamation marks to try to muster an excitement that, at a fundamental level, I am not able to muster in myself. Perhaps because I need to eat breakfast.
Responses to this post have alerted me to the strong possibility that I come to LW to hang out with people on the internet, rather than to practice scholarship.
This link I found on wikipedia seems to be relevant; wikipedia surfing seems like a fruitful venue for this type of question; at least to find good links.
I might also ask a theater arts professor or a comedic actor; they would probably be familiar with the literature.
If I were very serious about the endeavor I would also probably ask my funniest friends about their senses of humor or watch my favorite funny movies and compare to the literature to sift through competing theories if they arose.
Surely the mere listing of experiences A, B, C, H, R is only the first step. Ideally we should try to end up with a concise, technical, generative theory of humor and enjoyment.
I’m fairly certain that the theory of humor is already well-developed. I do think it would be great if someone practiced the virtue of scholarship and wrote up a summary of some basic results, though! Perhaps GabrielDuquette could do this to satisfy ver curiosity re: the experiences of humor...
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That’s a good insight to have. But there’s no reason for these goals to be in conflict! Find a book about theories of humor and summarize it or talk about it at a meetup or something! See scholarship as a way of more effectively hanging out with people on the internet!
I’m using exclamation marks to try to muster an excitement that, at a fundamental level, I am not able to muster in myself. Perhaps because I need to eat breakfast.
Welcome! That’s why we’re all here. :)
Where would we find a well-developed theory of humor?
This link I found on wikipedia seems to be relevant; wikipedia surfing seems like a fruitful venue for this type of question; at least to find good links.
I might also ask a theater arts professor or a comedic actor; they would probably be familiar with the literature.
If I were very serious about the endeavor I would also probably ask my funniest friends about their senses of humor or watch my favorite funny movies and compare to the literature to sift through competing theories if they arose.