Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar...: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes (Paperback)
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This New York Times bestseller is the hilarious philosophy course everyone wishes theyd had in school
Outrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . . has been a breakout bestseller ever sin......more
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This New York Times bestseller is the hilarious philosophy course everyone wishes theyd had in school
Outrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . . has been a breakout bestseller ever since authorsand born vaudevilliansThomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPRs 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 readand finally, it all makes sense!
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Tom Cathcart and Daniel Klein pursued the usual careers after majoring in philosophy at Harvard. Tom worked with street gangs in Chicago and dropped in and out of various divinity schools. Dan wrote jokes for comedians, including Flip Wilson and Lily Tomlin, designed stunts for Candid Camera, and continues to pen thrillers. Each lives with his wife in New England
- Author:
- Cathcart, Thomas
- Genre:
- PHILOSOPHY / General
- Audience:
- General/trade
- Edition Detail:
- Reprint
- Format:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 215
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Penguin Group USA
- Publish Date:
- 06/24/2008
- Copyright Year:
- 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780143113874
- Height:
- 7.0 in
- Wdth:
- 5.0 in
- Thickness:
- 0.5 in
- Unit weight:
- 0.45 lb
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