Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar

3.75 (15,397 ratings by Goodreads)
Regular price €14.55
Regular price €16.99 Sale Sale price €14.55
A01=Daniel Klein
A01=Thomas Cathcart
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Daniel Klein
Author_Thomas Cathcart
automatic-update
belief in god
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=HPX
Category=QD
Category=QDX
Category=WH
COP=United Kingdom
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
eq_humour
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_non-fiction
ethics
every time I find the meaning
jokes
Language_English
PA=Available
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
softlaunch
travels with epicurus
zen

Product details

  • ISBN 9781786070180
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 13 Oct 2016
  • Publisher: Oneworld Publications
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days

Our Delivery Time Frames Explained
2-4 Working Days: Available in-stock

10-20 Working Days
: On Backorder

Will Deliver When Available
: On Pre-Order or Reprinting

We ship your order once all items have arrived at our warehouse and are processed. Need those 2-4 day shipping items sooner? Just place a separate order for them!

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!

Daniel Klein and Tom Cathcart pursued the usual careers after majoring in philosophy at Harvard. Dan wrote jokes for comedians, designed stunts for Candid Camera. Tom worked with street gangs in Chicago and dropped in and out of various divinity schools. They both live with their respective wives in New England.