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Analysis on elements and functions of laughter and humor date back to Ancient Greece (384 BCE to 322 BCE) and Roman empire (106—43 B.C.E). Most notably, Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero formulated early theories on the function of humor and laughter and paved the way for further philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes (17th century) to expand their positions.
Hedgehog's dilemma: Despite goodwill, human intimacy cannot occur without substantial mutual harm. Inventor's paradox: It is easier to solve a more general problem that covers the specifics of the sought-after solution. Kavka's toxin puzzle: Can one intend to drink the non-deadly toxin, if the intention is the only thing needed to get the reward?
Relief theory suggests humor is a mechanism for pent-up emotions or tension through emotional relief. In this theory, laughter serves as a homeostatic mechanism by which psychological stress is reduced [1] [2] [6] Humor may thus facilitate ease of the tension caused by one's fears, for example.
True or False Questions About the Human Body. 73. A human brain is the organ with the most fat. Answer: True – about 60 percent of the human brain is fat. 74. A person can survive a month ...
Creation myths are the most common form of myth, usually developing first in oral traditions, and are found throughout human culture. A creation myth is usually regarded by those who subscribe to it as conveying profound truths , though not necessarily in a historical or literal sense.
There are many such properties, such as being human, red, male or female, liquid, big or small, taller than, father of, etc. [30] While philosophers agree that human beings talk and think about properties, they disagree on whether these universals exist in reality or merely in thought, speech and sight.
Each entry on this list should be an article on its own (not merely a section in a less unusual article) and of decent quality, and in large meeting Wikipedia's manual of style. For unusual contributions that are of greater levity, see Wikipedia:Silly Things. In this list, a star indicates a featured article. A plus indicates a good article.
Finding a joke funny (a mental event) causes one to laugh (another bodily state). Feelings of pain (in the mind) cause avoidance behaviours (in the body), and so on. Similarly, changing the chemistry of the body (and the brain especially) via drugs (such as antipsychotics , SSRIs , or alcohol) can change one's state of mind in nontrivial ways.