EPISODE · Sep 26, 2007 · 4H 9M
Enjoy Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar...: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes from Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280211 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar...: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes Author: Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 9 minutes Release date: September 26, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Comedy Publisher's Summary: 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 Into a Bar..... is a not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical thinkers and traditions, from Existentialism (What do Hegel and Bette Midler have in common?) to Logic (Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything). Philosophy 101 for those who like to take the heavy stuff lightly, this is a joy to read-and finally, it all makes sense!
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280211 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar...: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes Author: Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 9 minutes Release date: September 26, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Comedy Publisher's Summary: 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 Into a Bar..... is a not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical thinkers and traditions, from Existentialism (What do Hegel and Bette Midler have in common?) to Logic (Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything). Philosophy 101 for those who like to take the heavy stuff lightly, this is a joy to read-and finally, it all makes sense!
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