Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes [B0151]

2008 PB. 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, 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! From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Truly a clever little book, meeting my expectations, to educate, and entertain. It helps to already know something of philosophy but this gem gets at essence, and the pantheon of famous philosophers, in very few pages. The jokes help too. A book to pick up and put down again and again."; "Very fun and informative book that doesn't take itself too seriously."