Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes

Synopsis

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.