Humour is imbued with social significance, despite its seemingly non-serious intent. In interactions among men, humour plays a significant part in the ways they relate to each other and can be seen to serve a variety of purposes in male peer group...

Humor [addendum] Since 1980 a number of philosophers have explored the psychology, aesthetics, and ethics of humor. The incongruity theory dominates though, as in earlier theorizing, the precise relation of humor to incongruity is seldom made clear. Not...

The term humour has two meanings: (i) it is an antique term describing any body fluids (it derives from Latin, humor: moist—and note that the American spelling, humor, is an accurate use of the original Latin term). The adjective humoural (or...

A sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to our steps as we walk the tightrope of life. (Arabian) Excess of wit may oftentimes beguile; jests are not always pardon’d by a smile. (Poor Richard) Humor to a man is like a feather pillow: it is...

Humour or humor (see spelling differences) is the ability or quality of people, objects, or situations to evoke feelings of amusement in other people. The term encompasses a form of entertainment or human communication which evokes such feelings, or...

Discusses the importance of humor. Explores many different uses for humor. Describes how humor can be used negatively.

Discusses the importance of humor. Describes how humor helps us survive in a world shrouded in negativity, lowers stress and contributes to mental and physical well-being.