{"product_id":"plato-and-a-platypus-walk-into-a-bar-isbn-9780143113875","title":"Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller is the hilarious philosophy course everyone wishes they’d had in school.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOutrageously funny, \u003ci\u003ePlato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar\u003c\/i\u003e... has been a breakout bestseller ever since authors—and born vaudevillians—Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPR’s \u003ci\u003eWeekend Edition\u003c\/i\u003e. Lively, original, and powerfully informative, \u003ci\u003ePlato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar\u003c\/i\u003e... is a not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical thinkers and traditions, from Existentialism (\u003ci\u003eWhat do Hegel and Bette Midler have in common?\u003c\/i\u003e) to Logic (\u003ci\u003eSherlock Holmes never deduced anything\u003c\/i\u003e). Philosophy 101 for those who like to take the heavy stuff lightly, this is a joy to read—and finally, it all makes sense!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd now, you can read Daniel Klein's further musings on life and philosophy in \u003ci\u003eTravels with Epicurus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEvery Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change it\u003c\/i\u003e. \"[Cathcart and Klein] 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\" —\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A Hoot.\" —\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" —\u003ci\u003eOrlando Sentinel\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The zaniest bestseller of the year.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “I laughed, I learned, I loved it.” —Roy Blount, Jr.Thomas Cathcart and \u003cb\u003eDaniel Klein\u003c\/b\u003e studied philosophy together at Harvard in the last millennium. Since then Danny has written comedy for Lily Tomlin, Flip Wilson, and others, and published scores of fiction and nonfiction books— from thrillers to entertaining philosophical books, such as his London \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eTravels with Epicurus \u003c\/i\u003eand his most recent book, \u003ci\u003eEvery Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It\u003c\/i\u003e.  Born in 1939, Danny persists in denying his mortality.  He thinks it's a joke.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThomas Cathcart\u003c\/b\u003e studied theology and managed health care organi­zations before linking up with Danny to write \u003ci\u003ePlato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar, Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eand I Think Therefore I Draw. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Trolley Problem, or Would You Throw the Fat Guy Off the Bridge?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThere is no God and Mary is His Mother: Rediscovering Religionless Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44866593292517,"sku":"NP9780143113874","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143113874.jpg?v=1742916534","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/plato-and-a-platypus-walk-into-a-bar-isbn-9780143113875","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}