Items related to Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind
Synopsis
An evolutionary and cognitive account of the addictive mind candy that is humor.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Reginald B. Adams, Jr., is AssistantProfessor of Psychology at Penn State University.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Search results for Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind
Stock Image
Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardback. Condition: Good. An evolutionary and cognitive account of the addictive mind candy that is humor.Some things are funny--jokes, puns, sitcoms, Charlie Chaplin, The Far Side, Malvolio with his yellow garters crossed--but why? Why does humor exist in the first place? Why do we spend so much of our time passing on amusing anecdotes, making wisecracks, watching The Simpsons? In Inside Jokes, Matthew Hurley, Daniel Dennett, and Reginald Adams offer an evolutionary and cognitive perspective. Humor, they propose, evolved out of a computational problem that arose when our long-ago ancestors were furnished with open-ended thinking. Mother Nature--aka natural selection--cannot just order the brain to find and fix all our time-pressured misleaps and near-misses. She has to bribe the brain with pleasure. So we find them funny. This wired-in source of pleasure has been tickled relentlessly by humorists over the centuries, and we have become addicted to the endogenous mind candy that is humor. Seller Inventory # CIN026201582XG
Stock Image
Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind
Seller: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardback. Condition: Good. An evolutionary and cognitive account of the addictive mind candy that is humor.Some things are funny--jokes, puns, sitcoms, Charlie Chaplin, The Far Side, Malvolio with his yellow garters crossed--but why? Why does humor exist in the first place? Why do we spend so much of our time passing on amusing anecdotes, making wisecracks, watching The Simpsons? In Inside Jokes, Matthew Hurley, Daniel Dennett, and Reginald Adams offer an evolutionary and cognitive perspective. Humor, they propose, evolved out of a computational problem that arose when our long-ago ancestors were furnished with open-ended thinking. Mother Nature--aka natural selection--cannot just order the brain to find and fix all our time-pressured misleaps and near-misses. She has to bribe the brain with pleasure. So we find them funny. This wired-in source of pleasure has been tickled relentlessly by humorists over the centuries, and we have become addicted to the endogenous mind candy that is humor. Seller Inventory # CIN026201582XG
Stock Image
Inside Jokes : Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 4338439-6
Stock Image
Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind
Seller: Arbor Scout, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: Used: Like New. Fine book & jacket. Remainder dot on bottom edge. Seller Inventory # KH-CWMQ-VCZC
Seller Image
Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind
Seller: Hamelyn, Madrid, M, Spain
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: As New. : En 'Inside Jokes', Matthew Hurley, Daniel Dennett y Reginald Adams ofrecen una perspectiva evolutiva y cognitiva del humor. Proponen que el humor evolucionó a partir de un problema computacional que surgió cuando nuestros antepasados fueron dotados de un pensamiento abierto. La Madre Naturaleza no puede simplemente ordenar al cerebro que encuentre y arregle todos nuestros errores y cuasi-errores apremiados por el tiempo, sino que tiene que sobornar al cerebro con placer. Así que los encontramos divertidos. Esta fuente de placer incorporada ha sido estimulada implacablemente por los humoristas a lo largo de los siglos, y nos hemos vuelto adictos al dulce mental endógeno que es el humor. EAN: 9780262015820 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Filosofía Título: Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind Autor: Matthew M. Hurley| Daniel C. Dennett| Reginald B. Adams Jr. Editorial: MIT Press Idioma: en Páginas: 376 Formato: tapa dura. Seller Inventory # Happ-2026-10-08-5d942d3a
Buy Used
US$ 35.27
US$ 13.46 shipping
Ships from Spain to U.S.A.
Ships from Spain to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind
Seller: MostlyAcademic, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Seller Inventory # ABE-1783291682898
Buy Used
US$ 35.90
US$ 34.95 shipping
Ships from Australia to U.S.A.
Ships from Australia to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # 45Q64_26_026201582X
Stock Image
Inside Jokes Using Humor to ReverseEngineer the Mind
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 359 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # 026201582X
Buy New
US$ 100.25
US$ 16.67 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available