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Publication details [#36893]

Fry, William F. Jr. 1992. Humor and chaos. Humor 5 (3) : 219–232.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

emotion | humor | psychology

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter Mouton

ISBN

0933-1719

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.de/journals/order/en.start.html

Annotation

This paper contrasts humor as a chaotic phenomenon created by humans, offering entertainment, with (the contemplation of) natural chaos stretching beyond human control, and ensuing negative feelings.