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Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . . |
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Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
Thomas Cathcart - Author
Daniel Klein - Author
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| Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 224 pages | ISBN 9780143113874 | 24 Jun 2008 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP |
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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!
Watch a QuickTime trailer for this book.
“The zaniest bestseller of the year.”—The Boston Globe
“I laughed, I learned, I loved it.”—Roy Blount, Jr.
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