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Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes

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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