CARROLL NOEL

Χιούμορ
Τα εκκεντρικά λογικά συμπεράσματα στα οποία επιδίδονται τόσο συχνά οι ήρωες των ανεκδότων, των σατίρων και των μπουρλέσκ θεωρούνται ασυμβατότητες· είναι παραλογισμοί, σύμφωνα με τους νόμους της λογικής, απαγωγικοί και επαγωγικοί, τυπικοί και άτυποι. Η ειρωνεία επίσης μπορεί να προσφέρει κωμικό χιούμορ, διότι το προϊόν της είναι η αντίφαση, λέγοντας ένα πράγμα και εννοώντας το αντίθετο. Και το ευφυολόγημα λειτουργεί παίρνοντας μια κλισέ ή πασίγνωστη φραστική φόρμουλα και ανατρέποντας το νόημά της, όπως έκανε ο Βολταίρος όταν παρατήρησε: «Πα...
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(P/B) HUMOUR
Humour has been discovered in every known human culture and thinkers have discussed it for over two thousand years. Humour can serve many functions; it can be used to relieve stress, to promote goodwill among strangers, to dissipate tension within a fractious group, to display intelligence, and some have even claimed that it improves health and fights sickness. In this Very Short Introduction Noel Carroll examines the leading theories of humour including The Superiority Theory and The Incongruity Theory. He considers the relation of humou...
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(P/B) PHILOSOPHY OF ART
Philosophy of Art is a textbook for undergraduate students interested in the topic of philosophical aesthetics. It introduces the techniques of analytic philosophy as well as key topics such as the representational theory of art, formalism, neo-formalism, aesthetic theories of art, neo-Wittgensteinism, the Institutional Theory of Art. as well as historical approaches to the nature of art. Throughout, abstract philosophical theories are illustrated by examples of both traditional and contemporary art including frequent reference to the avan...
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(P/B) THE PHILOSOPHY OF MOTION PICTURES
Philosophy of Motion Pictures is a first-of-its-kind, bottom-up introduction to this bourgeoning field of study. Topics include film as art, medium specificity, defining motion pictures, representation, editing, narrative, emotion and evaluation. - Clearly written and supported with a wealth of examples - Explores characterizations of key elements of motion pictures - the shot, the sequence, the erotetic narrative, and its modes of affective address. (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) BEYOND AESTHETICS
Beyond Aesthetics brings together philosophical essays addressing art and related issues by one of the foremost philosophers of art at work today. Countering conventional aesthetic theories - those maintaining that authorial intention, art history, morality and emotional responses are irrelevant to the experience of art - Noel Carroll argues for a more pluralistic and commonsensical view in which all of these factors can play a legitimate role in our encounter with art works. Throughout, the book combines philosophical theorizing with illu...
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(P/B) THEORIZING THE MOVING IMAGE
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