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Laughter and mirth according to relief theory result from this release of nervous energy.

Kant humor. The word humor was not used in its current sense of funniness until the 18 th century we should note and so traditional discussions were about laughter or comedy. Socrates descartes kant etc have all made their way to paris and checked into their rooms. According to john kant s theory is so entertaining because he backs it up with a few jokes. Because he kant hit the marx. ɪˈmaːnu eːl ˈkant nu ɛl. Humor according to relief theory is used mainly to overcome sociocultural inhibitions. Why doesn t the philosopher like to do archery.

Kant as john explains has a rather absurd theory of humor that he finds particularly interesting if not in the least convincing. 22 april 1724 12 february 1804 was a german philosopher and one of the central enlightenment thinkers. The most that major philosophers like plato hobbes and kant wrote about laughter or humor was a few paragraphs within a discussion of another topic. Humor may thus for example serve to facilitate relief of the tension caused by one s fears. Relief theory maintains that laughter is a homeostatic mechanism by which psychological tension is reduced. Aristotle s invitation was lost in the time travel post office and he didn t get the invitation unti. In everything that is to excite a lively laugh there must be something absurd in which the understanding therefore can find no satisfaction.

K ɑː n t. In the critique of judgment immanuel kant gives a clearer statement of the role of incongruity in humor. K æ n t us.