Tales of the Unexpected
3 important questions on Tales of the Unexpected
What are the three types of humor
Superiority theory(Plato, hobbes); laughter at people + Bergson's Le Rire. Behavioural rigidity and abductive stupidity.
Relief theory(freud): tension is relieved in laughter.
Incongruity theory (kant, schopenhauer): expected but discrepancy with reality/effect
Relief theory(freud): tension is relieved in laughter.
Incongruity theory (kant, schopenhauer): expected but discrepancy with reality/effect
What is the figure-ground reversal?
Elements that were redundant/in the background, now give clues to abductively generate a new interpretation/script
What is TDM's triple analogy?
Humor, Thought experiment and discovery.
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