Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar

Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes

by Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein

No cover — Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein: Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar (2016, Oneworld Publications)

English language

Published 2016 by Oneworld Publications.

ISBN:: 978-1-78607-019-7

(1 review)

Teaches the principles and concepts of philosophy through one-liner jokes, vaudeville humor, cartoons, and limericks, in an irreverent introduction to the great philosophers and philosophical traditions, from Existentialism to Logic.

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2 stars

Well... there are some jokes. And there's some philosophy. Sort of. It's not what you'd call thought provoking. The section on Zen Buddhism is inaccurate, but you could say that of most things. It's not bad if you're bored, makes excellent bathroom reading.