Chapter 8. The Glass is Half-Empty and Half-Full

Comic Wisdom

  1. John Morreall

Published Online: 11 NOV 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444307795.ch8

Book Title

Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor

Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor

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How to Cite

Morreall, J. (2009) The Glass is Half-Empty and Half-Full, in Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444307795.ch8

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 11 NOV 2009
  2. Published Print: 4 SEP 2009

Book Series:

  1. New Directions in Aesthetics

Book Series Editors:

  1. Dominic McIver Lopes1,
  2. Berys Gaut2

Series Editor Information

  1. 1

    University of British Columbia, USA

  2. 2

    University of St Andrews, UK

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405196123

Online ISBN: 9781444307795

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Keywords:

  • the glass is half-empty and half-full - comic wisdom;
  • Philosophy - from Greek for “love” and “wisdom”;
  • good sense of humor in knowledge contribution;
  • sense of humor cultivation and living well and coping with problems;
  • emotional disengagement promoting rationality and mental flexibility;
  • intellectual and moral virtues and humor promotion;
  • language - a milestone in humor development;
  • comedy as satire, parody, farce, burlesque, comedy of manners, romantic comedy, black comedy;
  • Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas's eutrapelia - comic strategy for living well being versatility;
  • mental flexibility promotion and comedy's social ethos
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