Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
by Daniel Klein, Thomas Cathcart
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Author: Daniel Klein, Thomas CathcartEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-06-24
ISBN: 0143113879
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: Philosophy with wit
Summary: 5 Stars
Both classmates of mine from long ago, Cathcart and Klein have produced another hilarious but accurate and informative primer in philosophy.
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Summary of Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
This New York Times bestseller is the hilarious philosophy course everyone wishes they'd had in schoolOutrageously 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!
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