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The Glass is Half‐Empty and Half‐Full
In Dominic McIver Lopes & Berys Gaut (eds.), Comic Relief. Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 139–145 (2009-09-04)
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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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