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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! | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9780143113874
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Thomas Cathcart | | Paperback:
| 215 pages | | Publisher:
| Penguin (Non-Classics) | | Publication Date:
| June 24, 2008 | | ISBN:
| 0143113879 | | Package Length:
| 7.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.3 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 172 reviews |
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 Some funny jokes, shallow philosophySep 04, 2010
The authors of Plato and a Platypus have done a good job compiling jokes (though some are excessively vulgar) but a poor job at introducing philosophy, especially philosophy of religion. This book, if you choose to read it, should be supplemented by another history of philosophy. If one would like to become seriously familiar with the history of philosophy he needs to read a serious book.
Good EntertainmentAug 16, 2010
The book is light, full of funny jokes, most of them not read before. We bought it for a friend after someone recommended it to lift his blues. The friend enjoyed it very much.
easy readJun 13, 2010
Funny, a little flimsy, but it is an easy read and does get the point across.
Definitely not a sit down and read in one sitting as the concept would not hold up, more like a pick up as you drink a cup of coffee and read 5-10 pages.
Not a great, meaningful book but interesting light readingMay 27, 2010
some good jokes, some bad ones, half of which you've probably already heard. a compact relatively short book i got through in 2 hours. well written and a few chuckles throughout book, but the main criticism i have is that the authors could've tied the jokes together better with a tighter philosophical analysis. i like some of the 'pop culture and philosophy series' of books (e.g. Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy), Led Zeppelin and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy), Seinfeld and Philosophy: A Book about Everything and Nothing, The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer (Popular Culture and Philosophy). this book is smaller, shorter, lighter but is a good value if you get it used on amazon, especially if you have interests in general philosophy and humor. 4 stars.
Philosophy with a smileMay 26, 2010
This book is the easiest journey into philosophy you'll ever take, and that's its biggest strength and weakness. If you've chosen P&aP for philosophical depth, it will come up shallow, but if you like good humor and how it can both open the mind to the deeper thoughts, this book is great.
If this would have been our textbook in my college philosophy classes, we'd have had some truly lively conversations - like the ones I've had with my kids!
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