There can never be surprises in logic.
We learn by rearranging what we know.
The object of philosophy is the logical clarification of thought.
That the world is, is the mystical.
Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.
Humor is not a mood but a way of looking at the world. So if it is correct to say that humor was stamped out in Nazi Germany, that does not mean that people were not in good spirits, or anything of that sort, but something much deeper and more important.