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

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

by Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein

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... (read more)

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This book is terrific. The premise: you know when you are listening to politicians that they are lying - but exactly *HOW* are they lying? What errors in logic are they using? This pop culture logic class is generously populated with illustrative jokes.

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