On Humour vs The mechanical mind: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Humanism, Movements, Philosophy
On Humour
Does humour make us human, or do the cats and dogs laugh along with us? On Humour is a fascinating, beautifully written and funny book on what humour can tell us about being human. Simon Critchley skilfully probes some…
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The mechanical mind
How can the human mind represent the external world? What is thought, and can it be studied scientifically? Should we think of the mind as a kind of machine? Is the mind a computer? Can a computer think? Tim Crane sets…
The verdict
- Readers rate On Humour highest: On Humour 3.9 · The mechanical mind 3.7.
- The mechanical mind has the widest readership — 217 ratings behind its score.
- The mechanical mind reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 57 times.
Scores by source
| On Humour | The mechanical mind | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (217) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (4) | 2.0 (1) |
Reception
| On Humour | The mechanical mind | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4 | 217 |
| Editions | 19 | 8 |
| Citations | 32 | 57 |
| Want to read | — | 727 |
| Reading it now | — | 38 |
| Written reviews | — | 26 |
| Pages | 144 | 224 |