at Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. A speaker's reel for the authors of 'Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar' and 'Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates'. Cathcart and Klein discuss and sign copies of their work at 7 p.m. But Cathcart and Klein consistently drop comedic bombs with an accuracy that their targets have never achieved in Iraq. More likely, it’s because-for a pair of philosophers-Cathcart and Klein don’t do a whole lot of heavy-duty philosophizing, opting instead to focus on the simple logical fallacies that many politicians have made a living out of spewing forth. So how is it that Harvard philosophy majors Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein, authors of Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosophy and Jokes, are so damn funny? Well, maybe it’s because they’re picking pretty easy targets: In the national embarrassment that passes for the United States government, every political quote is good for a punch line. Most annoying, and the least amusing, of all the types of college students is the philosophy major-that pain in the ass whose idea of clever humor is to frustratingly ask, “Yes, but why?” to every response one offers in conversation.

George T.Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Serious students will likely scoff at it, but for the rest of us, the ideas are here for the taking. I laughed and laughed and I recommend it to anyone looking to dip a toe into philosophy.

I sat done and read it in about an hour and I loved it. Klein and Cathcart have the knack of getting to the core of an issue in a crystal clear line, meaning theres more room for jokes good jokes, clever jokes, jokes thatll have you laughing so hard the people nearby will shoot you strange looks. previous 1 2 3 next sort by previous 1 2 3 next Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. is an irreverent crash course through the great thinkers and traditions. Books by Daniel Klein Daniel Klein Average rating 3.76 25,207 ratings 3,242 reviews shelved 60,883 times Showing 30 distinct works. Lively, original, and powerfully informative, Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar.

Any book which combines two of the things I really enjoy as this book does has to move to the top of my list. Daniel Klein and Thomas Cathcart take philosophy to task with flair and gusto in this wise and hilarious treasure of a book. And on top of that, I love the man goes in a bar jokes. I am almost certain that one cannot do it by self study, but I have listened and read enough to know some of the basic ideas.

I started to read and listen to some light reviews of philosophy and see if I could begin to grasp some of the basic questions and perhaps some of the answers. As a technical person, I have tried later in my life to go back and pick up a bit of the humanities - to try to answer some of those questions we all have about life and living.

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