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. ,

书目信息 书号：9780553212785 装 帧：平装 作 者：Niccolo Machiavelli 页 数：176 语 言：English 出版社：Bantam Books Inc 开 本： 10.46 x 0.99 x 17.4 cm 出版日期：1 Aug. 1984 以上信息均为网络信息，仅供参考，具体以实物为准

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