Plato and a platypus walk into a bar--
understanding philosophy through jokes
by Thomas Cathcart
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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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Plato and a platypus walk into a bar--: understanding philosophy through jokes
2008, Penguin Books
in English
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Plato and a platypus walk into a bar--: understanding philosophy through jokes
2008, Penguin Books
in English
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Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar...
2008, Penguin Group USA, Inc.
Electronic resource
in English
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Originally published: New York : Abrams Image, 2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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