Existential Detective StoryThis is an excellent discussion of the question contained In the title. The writing is quite good and often contains an understated wit that goes well with the subject. Holt discusses a number of approaches to the topic. He makes his own view fairly clear yet treats...
If you like humor (and who doesn't?), this is an interesting read.The first half of the book traces the history of humor and of jokes, from those told by the ancient Greeks and Romans, to the present day.Interestingly enough, some jokes told 2000+ years ago are still around, and still work, in to...