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Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar...

Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes

by Thomas Cathcart

Recommended by Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Steven Strogatz

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Philosophy, and Social Sciences.

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 authorsand born vaudevilliansThomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPR's Weekend Edition. Lively, original, and powerfully in...

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Philosophy, and Social Sciences.

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@samiur1204 I enjoyed this book. Such a fun premise!

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