Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jok

Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
by Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein
Hardcover
 
 
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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!
 
Info
ISBN: 9780143113874
Published Date: June 24, 2008
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Page Count: 215
Size: 7.08" l x 5.01" w x 0.60" h