Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes -- Thomas Cathcart, Paperback

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!

And now, you can read Daniel Klein's further musings on life and philosophy in Travels with Epicurus and Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change it.

Author: Thomas Cathcart
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 7/1/2008
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 7.06" H x 4.91" L x 0.61" W
ISBN: 9780143113874

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