Humor is an integral part of human life. It has been a cultural element observed around the world for over two thousand years.

Noel Carroll, in his book "A LITTLE INTRODUCTION: Humor," examines the nature and value of humor, from its major theories and its relationship to emotion and perception, to the ethical issues that arise from it and how it ultimately impacts the formation of society.

Humor is approached as a joke, satire, irony, and wit.