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Jim Holt
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Liveright Pub Corp
Publication date
October 21, 2013
Pages
141
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780871407207
ISBN-10
0871407205
Dimensions
0.50 by 4.75 by 7 in.
Weight
0.20 lbs.
Original list price
$9.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Heard This is the first book to trace the evolution of the joke all the way from the standup comics of ancient Athens to the comedy-club Seinfelds of today. After exploring humorâs history in Part One, Holt delves into philosophy in Part Two: Wall Street jokes; jokes about rednecks and atheists, bulimics and politicians; jokes you missed if you didnât go to a Catholic girlsâ school; jokes about logic and existence itself . . . all became fodder for the grand theories of Aristotle, Kant, Freud, and Wittgenstein in this heady mix of the high and low, of the ribald and profound, from Americaâs most beloved philosophical pundit. 15 illustrations
âFinally I understand what it is Iâve been laughing at all these years.ââJimmy Kimmel
From the best-selling author of Why Does the World Exist? comes this outrageous, uproarious compendium of absurdity, filth, racy paradox, and gratuitous offensivenessâjust the kind of mature philosophical reflection readers have come to expect from the ever-entertaining Jim Holt. Indeed, Stop Me If YouâveHeard This is the first book to trace the evolution of the joke all the way from the standup comics of ancient Athens to the comedy-club Seinfelds of today. After exploring humorâs history in Part One, Holt delves into philosophy in Part Two: Wall Street jokes; jokes about rednecks and atheists, bulimics and politicians; jokes you missed if you didnât go to a Catholic girlsâ school; jokes about logic and existence itself . . . all became fodder for the grand theories of Aristotle, Kant, Freud, and Wittgenstein in this heady mix of the high and low, of the ribald and profound, from Americaâs most beloved philosophical pundit. 15 illustrations
Editions
Hardcover
from Gardners Books (October 23, 2008)
9781846681097 | details & prices | 160 pages | List price $15.15
from W W Norton & Co Inc (July 1, 2008)
9780393066739 | details & prices | 141 pages | 4.75 × 7.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.44 lbs | List price $15.95
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Liveright Pub Corp (October 21, 2013)
9780871407207 | details & prices | 141 pages | 4.75 × 7.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $9.95
About: âFinally I understand what it is Iâve been laughing at all these years.
About: âFinally I understand what it is Iâve been laughing at all these years.
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