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

Paperback • 2008 • English

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

By Thomas Cathcart

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About the book

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, ...Show more

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9780143113874

Publisher

PENGUIN BOOKS

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

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

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Paperback

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