. As the precise meaning of the word is questionable, it is uncertain what Aristotle really described (Kanter, 1987). 2.3The Alexandrian School: Herophilos of Chalcedon & Erasistratos of Ceos Herophilos (335–280 BC) was deemed to have been one of the first anatomists after Aristotle. He...
Thus, the ambigu- ity associated with the 'real' meaning assigned to humorous statements by the source allows him or her to take interpersonal initiatives that otherwise would be too risky. (Kane, Suls & Tedeschi, 1977, p. 13) Thus, in social interactions humorous accounts and jokes may ...