Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0143113879
ISBN 13
9780143113874
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Publication Year
2008
Publisher
Pages
215
Description
This New York Times bestseller is the hilarious philosophy course everyone wishes they’d had in school Outrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . . has been a breakout bestseller ever since authors—and born vaudevillians—Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPR’s Weekend Edition. Lively, original, and powerfully informative, Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar . . . is a not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical thinkers and traditions, from Existentialism (What do Hegel and Bette Midler have in common?) to Logic (Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything). Philosophy 101 for those who like to take the heavy stuff lightly, this is a joy to read—and finally, it all makes sense!Watch a QuickTime trailer for this book. - from Amzon
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1
