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Product Description This New York Times bestseller is the hilarious philosophy course everyone wishes theyd had in school
Outrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . . has been a breakout bestseller ever since authorsand born vaudevilliansThomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPRs 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 readand finally, it all makes sense!
A Very Funny BookDecember 3, 2008 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a very funny book. Cathcart and Klein manage to teach a little philosophy along with the humor. They seem to understand their subject and they make it fun for the reader.
I enjoyed this book even more than their other, similar, book:
Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington
I enjoyed this book and wholeheartedly recommend it to others.
wonderful gift bookNovember 16, 2008 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful book to enjoy and to give as a gift. It includes insights, wisdom, and great jokes!
Horrible both philosophically and comedicallyNovember 9, 2008 2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm a Ph.D. student in philosophy and I bought this to see whether any of it was worth using in an Intro to Philosophy course. None of it is worth using for that purpose. It does every topic an injustice: usually false or misleading; at best superficial. Nor is it funny; although I agree with Wittgenstein that good, serious philosophy could be written consisting entirely of jokes.
James Grindeland Department of Philosophy University of Georgia
Understanding the jokesNovember 4, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Our book club selection (9 people) for Oct. The members that were educated in these fields reveled on this book. Most of us weren't of that mindset, we did enjoy and shared our favorite or most meaningful joke. Those that understood high stars, others low marks so 3 stars and enjoy.
Philosphy can be hilariousOctober 16, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a very funny book with laugh out loud jokes that illustrate all the schools of philosophy, including meta-phlosophy: philosophy about philosophy, which, despite its name, does not invole drugs. You will learns something about these different branches that most of us would avoid like cow liver. You may even be inspired to take a class or read a more serious work. Me, I am going to read one of their other book.
