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Ted Cohen (1939–2014)

Author of Jokes: Philosophical Thoughts on Joking Matters

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Works by Ted Cohen

Jokes: Philosophical Thoughts on Joking Matters 127 copies, 1 review
Thinking of Others: On the Talent for Metaphor 34 copies, 1 review
Essays in Kant's Aesthetics (Editor) 17 copies
Derision Points: Clown Prince Bush the W, the Real Story of his "Decision… 1 copy

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The Routledge Companion to Aesthetics (Routledge Philosophy Companions) (Contributor, some editions) 80 copies, 2 reviews
A companion to the philosophy of literature (Contributor) 6 copies

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Hume, Illinois, USA

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University of Chicago (B.A. ∙ 1962)

Harvard University (Ph.D. ∙ philosophy ∙ 1972)

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professor (Philosophy)

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