Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes (Record no. 295766)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780143113874
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 102.07 CAT-P
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Thomas Cathcart
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Penguin Books
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2008
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 215p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. This New York Times bestseller is the hilarious philosophy course everyone wishes they'd had in school 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! Watch a QuickTime trailer for this book.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Philosophy. Philosophy -- Humor.
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Personal name Daniel M Klein
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        Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Processing Center 01/09/2015   102.07 CAT-P DCB2609 01/09/2015 19/07/2019 Book