Plato And A Platypus Walk Into A Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes

Here's a lively, hilarious, not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical traditions, schools, concepts, and thinkers. It's Philosophy 101 for those who know not to take all this heavy stuff too seriously. (Philosophy)

This New York Times bestseller is the hilarious philosophy course everyone wishes theyad had in school
Outrageously funny, "Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar" . . . has been a breakout bestseller ever since authorsaand born vaudevilliansaThomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPRas "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 readaand finally, it all makes sense