Theories of humor are attempts to explain what causes people to perceive humor in things, events or texts. A closely related topic is the theories of laughter.
The superiority theory of humor traces back to Plato and Aristotle, and Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan. This theory explains that a person laughs about misfortunes of others, because these misfortunes assert the person's superiority on the background of shortcomings of others.For Aristotle, we laugh at inferior or ugly individuals, because we feel a joy at being superior to them.Socrates was reported by Plato as saying that the ridiculous was characterized by a display of self-ignorance.
The superiority theory of humor traces back to Plato and Aristotle, and Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan. This theory explains that a person laughs about misfortunes of others, because these misfortunes assert the person's superiority on the background of shortcomings of others.For Aristotle, we laugh at inferior or ugly individuals, because we feel a joy at being superior to them.Socrates was reported by Plato as saying that the ridiculous was characterized by a display of self-ignorance.
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