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An expanded version of this article will appear as Part One of my Taking Laughter Seriously, forthcoming from the State University of New York Press. I am grateful to the editors of Philosophical Studies for permission to use segments of this article in that book.
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Morreall, J. A new theory of laughter. Philos Stud 42, 243–254 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00374037
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