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John Allen Paulos

Mathematics and Humor

A Study of the Logic of Humor

124 pages,     © 1980

Paper $16.00

ISBN: 9780226650258   Published November 1982

1. Mathematics and Humor
2. Axioms, Levels, and Iteration
3. Self-Reference and Paradox
4. Humor, Grammar, and Philosophy
5. A Catastrophe Theory Model of Jokes and Humor
6. Odds and the End
References
Index

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