Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes - Softcover

Klein, Daniel; Cathcart, Thomas

 
9781786070180: Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1786070189 ISBN 13: 9781786070180
Verlag: Oneworld Publications, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

The funniest introduction to philosophy available

A New York Times Bestseller with over 300,000 copies sold worldwide

'A hoot!' Times Literary Supplement

Here’s an accusation – Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything.

When it comes to language, it all depends on what your definition of ‘is’ is.

And one for the existentialists – you haven’t lived until you think about death all the time.

Daniel Klein and Thomas Cathcart take philosophy to task with flair and gusto in this wise and hilarious treasure of a book. Lively, original, and powerfully informative, Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar... is an irreverent crash course through the great thinkers and traditions. It’s philosophy for everyone, from the curious layperson to the professor who’s seen it all. 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.

It’s the philosophy class you wish you’d had and finally, it all makes sense!

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Daniel Klein is the co-author of the international bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar. He is a Harvard graduate in philosophy and an acclaimed writer of both fiction and non-fiction. When not enjoying the slow life on Greek islands, he lives in Massachusetts with his wife.

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Verlag
Oneworld Publications
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1786070189
ISBN 13 
9781786070180
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
208
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