Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
“I laughed, I learned, I loved it!” Roy Blount Jr.
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110 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 08, 2008 Type: User Review |
I laughed out loud, and stopped to think
Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes The jokes in here are timeless -- I've heard versions of some of them before, and learned some new ones. At times, I was laughing out loud, or reading the jokes to...
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 07, 2008 Type: User Review |
humour helps - and this is the funniest book!
I have taken to reading philosophy quite recently, although related subjects like mathematics and linguistics (even perception and the brain) have interested me over a long period. I enjoyed this book immensely for its wonderful stories, and the...
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 06, 2008 Type: User Review |
Wow! Funny and educational
Where were these guys in college? Probably in some obscure corner of the campus cracking each other up. What a great book that simultaneously reminds you of some classic jokes (or introduces new ones), while also zeroing in on the key...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 03, 2008 Type: User Review |
An Amusing Place to Start
If you're looking for a basic understanding of philosophical frameworks, this book is a good place to start. It is quite funny in some places and mildly amusing in others. It won't, however, give you a functional understanding and best serves as...
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 02, 2008 Type: User Review |
it is a hit
i got this book for my brother and a friend for C-mas, they both loved it. My brother could not put it down, read it in 2 days.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 28, 2008 Type: User Review |
Long on lightness.
No doubt about it, this is a fun little book to read. That said, if you hoped for a painless way to get an even superficial understanding of the basics of philosophy, you'll probably have to keep looking.
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 3.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 27, 2008 Type: User Review |
new insights of recycled jokes
You can tell a good comedian by his delivery. Cathcart and Klein have writen an interesting, and even fascinating, book of jokes. Some of the jokes are old and not particularly funny, but I found that I spent a lot of time thinking about them and...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 18, 2008 Type: User Review |
Your spouse will wonder why you're laughing in the john.
This is a truly delightful book. It manages to combine humor and profound philosophical issues in a manner that doesn't trivialize the philosophy or dilute the jokes. This is a very creative effort and one can only hope for more from these authors.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 18, 2008 Type: User Review |
Cute Introduction but lacks anything really interesting
The book does a fair job of introducing several basic philosophic concepts though the authors occasionally miss the point or in the case of the brief discussion of the Will to Power get it completely wrong. None the less, a cute book, but watch...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 16, 2008 Type: User Review |
LOL
I laughed so hard I scared the dogs. Definitely one to pass along to friends.
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