10.99, like new condition, Sold by Phatpocket Limited rated 4. ![]() ![]() Topics include: Logic (Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything!), analogies, fallacies, circular arguments, paradoxes Kant's antinomies, Social & Political Philosophy (Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau were probably nudists!), Philosophy of Religion (a priest and a rabbi are stranded on a desert island.), Existentialism (what do Hegel and Bette Midler have in common?), Ethics and Aesthetics (a dog and a cat are sitting in this tree.), Epistemology (how do you know that you know the stuff you know?), Language ("it depends what your definition of is") and more. Add to Cart Add this copy of Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar Paperback Oct to cart. A ribald refresher course for those in-the-know or hilarious starter class, this makes Big Ideas a hoot to understand. Joking, and Learning, About Philosophy Host Liane Hansen speaks with Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein, authors of Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar.Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes. As if being led on an intellectual adventure by a brilliant stand-up comic, the reader experiences light-hearted excursions through this weightiest of disciplines - laughing all the way. Klein and Cathcart have the knack of getting to the core of an issue in a crystal clear line, meaning there's more room for jokes - good jokes, clever jokes, jokes that'll have you laughing so hard the people nearby will shoot you strange looks.This lively crash course in philosophy takes us on a hilarious - and at the same time, profound - tour through the great philosophical traditions, schools, concepts and thinkers. : Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes Cathcart, Thomas, Klein, Daniel on. Tom worked with street gangs in Chicago and dropped in and out of various divinity schools. & FREE Delivery Sold by: The Retailing Lady Roll over image to zoom in Follow the Authors Thomas Cathcart Daniel M. Dan wrote jokes for comedians, designed stunts for Candid Camera. It's philosophy for everyone, from the curious layperson to the professor who's seen it all. About the author (2016) Daniel Klein and Tom Cathcart pursued the usual careers after majoring in philosophy at Harvard. has been a breakout bestseller ever since authorsand born vaudevilliansThomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPR’s Weekend Edition. It breaks down complex philosophical ideas into simple and easy to understand blocks using jokes to illustrate the points. The jokes come in handy for the random reading approach. Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar is a fantastic book for people who enjoy trying to answer the big philosophical questions in life while having a bit of a laugh doing so. It's one of those books that is nice to hold, nice to flip through and nice to read random snippets from. Outrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar. Lively, original, and powerfully informative, Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar.is an irreverent crash course through the great thinkers and traditions. 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. Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes by Thomas Catchart and Daniel Klein is a beautifully constructed and deceptively short book. Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar.: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes. Daniel Klein and Thomas Cathcart take philosophy to task with flair and gusto in this wise and hilarious treasure of a book. ![]() And one for the existentialists - you haven't lived until you think about death all the time. 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. When it comes to language, it all depends on what your definition of 'is' is. Here's an accusation - Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything. Print Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
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