Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jok

基本信息·出版社：Penguin (Non-Classics)
·页码：224 页
·出版日期：2008年06月
·ISBN：0143113879
·International Standard Book Number：0143113879
·条形码：9780143113874
·EAN：9780143113874
·版本：Reprint
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语

内容简介 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!
作者简介 Tom Cathcart and Daniel Klein pursued the usual careers after majoring in philosophy at Harvard. Tom worked with street gangs in Chicago and dropped in and out of various divinity schools. Dan wrote jokes for comedians, including Flip Wilson and Lily Tomlin, designed stunts for Candid Camera, and continues to pen thrillers. Each lives with his wife in New England
编辑推荐 ? The zaniest bestseller of the year.?
?The Boston Globe

? I laughed, I learned, I loved it.?
?Roy Blount, Jr.