Probabilmente ne avevo letto una recensione, mi andavo dicendo, oppure mi era venuta voglia di affrontare qualche cosa di leggero nella vacanze invernali. Non ricordavo con esattezza che cosa mi avesse spinto a compare questo e-book il 10 dicembre 2011. Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar …: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes. But Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar does make understanding philosophy easier to understand and fun. Jesus said, “Let whoever is without sin cast the first store.” Suddenly a rock flew through the air. The authors frequently take a well-known statement and give it a slight twist: Jesus was walking through the streets when he noticed a crowd of people throwing stones at an adulteress. Holmes replies, “Someone has stolen our tent.”Īmong the explanations for The Supreme Categorical Imperative and the Olden Golden is the observation “A sadist is masochist who follows the golden rule.” Watson then asks Holmes what it tells him. Watson says he sees “millions of stars” and Holmes asks, “What do you conclude from that?” Watson proceeds to respond in astronomical, astrological, horological, meteorological, and theological perspectives. At one point, Holmes wakes Watson, tells him to look at the sky, and say what he sees. Watson on a camping trip and spending the night in a tent. In Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar : Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes, Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein use jokes to explain various philosophical theories.įor example, For Inductive Logic, the situation is Sherlock Holmes and Dr. While many people are interested in learning about philosophy, actually doing something about it often results in rolling eyes. There is no need to be lost and confused - the answers are available. Long ago I found answers to those questions. The book gets to this point on page 182: "We never hear about hairdressers pondering: 'What is haridressing?' If a hairdresser doesn't know what hairdressing is, he's in the wrong line of work." They only introduce us to partial differential equations, and are 5 cm thick. Then in college we get books like: Introduction to Partial Differential Equations. Titles such as: "All About Fish", "All About Electricity" are at my local library. In elementary school, they have "all about" books that are about 1 cm thick. And here is this graduate school professor who doesn't know what money is. Then he answered his own question: 'We really don't know.' I began thinking: I have children in elementaray school. The second week, the profesor ask: 'What is money?' The class was silent - that hadn't been in the assigned reading. But to my dad, it was obvious that you have to sand as deep as the scratch is to get it out. I was excited to learn that, because I had been wondering about it. I remember when I was a youth I read a scholarly article in Scientific American reporting on research that showed that to sand out a scratch, you had to sand as deep as the scratch. I have moved from such questions to working on what should I do? What should I be? I don't wonder if everything I see and hear is an illusion. I am not asking the fundamental questions: Whay am I here? Where did I come from? I already have answers to those questions. Daniel Klein lives in Massachusetts, and Thomas Cathcart lives in New York City.This book is a fun read with jokes that illustrate the points. Daniel has written several novels and nonfiction books as well as jokes for comedians like Flip Wilson and Lily Tomlin. Tom has worked with street gangs in Chicago, doctors at Blue Cross Blue Shield, and has dropped out of various divinity schools. Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein pursued the usual careers after majoring in philosophy at Harvard. “I laughed, I learned, I loved it.” -Roy Blount, Jr. “The zaniest bestseller of the year.” - The Boston Globe "What happens when you mix corny jokes, one-liners and vaudeville humour with some of life's great lessons? You get an extraordinary read you'll want to share with as many people as possible." - Orlando Sentinel " know their stuff, and wear their learnedness lightly, and Plato and a Platypus is a pleasure to read.…I can't help but love this book, and I have been quoting liberally from it" - Philosophy Now Philosophy 101 for those who like to take the heavy stuff lightly, this is a joy to read-and finally, it all makes sense! 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). Lively, original, and powerfully informative, 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. Outrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar.
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