Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar... : Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes

from Kplatypus

Okay, this I picked up purely because there was a platypus in the title, but since I've always meant to brush up on my philosophy, it was like hitting two birds with one stone. I didn't expect much from this little book and was pleasantly surprised. The authors, both erstwhile students of philoso...

from ChazzW

I listened to this as an audio book, in the Playaway format. Philosophy and jokes tease our minds in the same way, say the authors. Hence, this book. Insights and zingers are one and the same. There are many laugh out loud moments. A great many chuckles. And in several cases, the laughs are uniqu...

from Meredy

Six-word review: Wisdom is a fool in motley. Extended review: Do you think this is funny? Two cows are standing in a field. One says to the other, "What do you think about this mad cow disease?" "What do I care?" says the other. "I'm a helicopter." There's humor in much of what I read, but it's u...

from goose114

This was a great little book that introduces or reacquaints you with philosophical theories while showing how jokes often play off them. I think the authors did a great job explaining philosophical theories and making them fun/funny.

from mbattenberg

Okay, I liked it. As a former philosophy grad with a day job, it was a toss-up between Being and Time and this one....... but heck, it's summer, and at least this book has pictures. A lot of laughs on the subway too. I guess if you didn't like it I want to suggest: smoke a fattie and/or slide bac...