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Does humour make us human, or do the cats and dogs laugh along with us? On Humour is a fascinating, beautifully written and funny book on what humour can tell us about being human. Simon Critchley skilfully probes some of the most perennial but least understood aspects of humour, such as our tendency to laugh at animals and our bodies, why we mock death with comedy and why we think it's funny when people act like machines. He also looks at the darker side of humour, as rife in sexism and racism and argues that it is important for reminding us of people we would rather not be. (Source: [Routledge](https://www.routledge.com/On-Humour/Critchley/p/book/9780415251211))
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Editions
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On Humour
2011 · Taylor & Francis Group
eng
ISBN 9780203870129
144 pages
Humor
2013 · Taylor & Francis Group
eng
ISBN 9780203986875
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Humor
2013 · Taylor & Francis Group
eng
ISBN 9781134401161
144 pages
Sobre el humor
Apr 01, 2010 · Quálea Editorial
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ISBN 9788493690977
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On Humour
2014 · Routledge
eng
ISBN 9781283373807
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Humor
2013 · Routledge
eng
ISBN 9781306111195
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On Humour
2011 · Taylor & Francis Group
eng
ISBN 9781135198985
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Humor
2013 · Taylor & Francis Group
eng
ISBN 9781134401215
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Humor
2013 · Taylor & Francis Group
eng
ISBN 9781134401208
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Ni hao, you mo
2007 · Guangxi shi fan da xue chu ban she
chi
ISBN 9787563365180
190 pages
On Humour
2011 · Taylor & Francis Group
eng
ISBN 9781135199036
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On Humour
2011 · Taylor & Francis Group
eng
ISBN 9781135199029
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