Mathematics and Humor: A Study Of The Logic Of Humor

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John Allen Paulos cleverly scrutinizes the mathematical structures of jokes, puns, paradoxes, spoonerisms, riddles, and other forms of humor, drawing examples from such sources as Rabelais, Shakespeare, James Beattie, Rene Thom, Lewis Carroll, Arthur Koestler, W.C. Fields, and Woody Allen.

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EAN/ISBN:: 9780226650258
Edition:: Revised
Medium:: Paperback
Number of pages:: 124
Publication date:: 1982-11-15
Publisher:: University of Chicago Press
Manufacturer:: Unknown

EAN/ISBN:: 9780226650258
Edition:: Revised
Medium:: Paperback
Number of pages:: 124
Publication date:: 1982-11-15
Publisher:: University of Chicago Press
Manufacturer:: Unknown

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