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賱亘禺賳丿 亘丕 蹖讴 賲睾夭 丕囟丕賮賴 : 丿乇讴 賮賱爻賮賴 丕夭 胤乇蹖賯 胤賳夭
讴鬲丕亘 芦賱亘禺賳丿 亘丕 蹖讴 賲睾夭 丕囟丕賮賴禄貙 丕孬乇蹖 噩匕丕亘 賵 爻乇诏乇賲 讴賳賳丿賴 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賲禺丕胤亘 乇丕 亘賴 卮讴賱蹖 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲 亘丕 爻賳鬲鈥屬囏ж� 賲讴丕鬲亘貙 賲賮丕賴蹖賲 賵 丕賳丿蹖卮賲賳丿丕賳 賮賱爻賮賴 噩賴丕賳 丌卮賳丕 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀�. 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘爻蹖丕乇 賲賵賮賯貙 亘乇丕蹖 讴爻丕賳蹖 賳賵卮鬲賴 卮丿賴 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫堌з囐嗀� 賲賮丕賴蹖賲 亘毓囟丕賸 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴 賵 睾丕賲囟 賮賱爻賮蹖 乇丕 亘賴 夭亘丕賳蹖 爻丕丿賴 賵 胤賳夭丌賲蹖夭 丿乇讴 讴賳賳丿. 讴賱丕蹖賳 丿乇 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇 亘賴 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲蹖 趩賵賳 賲賮丕賴蹖賲 丕诏夭蹖爻鬲丕賳爻蹖丕賱 (賳賯丕胤 丕卮鬲乇丕讴 賴诏賱 賵 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴鈥屫й� 賲孬賱 亘鬲 賲蹖丿賱乇 趩蹖爻鬲責)貙 賮賱爻賮賴 夭亘丕賳 (趩诏賵賳賴 賲蹖鈥屫堌з� 丕丨爻丕爻丕鬲 禺賵丿 乇丕 丿乇 卮乇丕蹖胤蹖 毓噩蹖亘 賵 亘毓囟丕賸 禺賳丿賴 丿丕乇 丿乇爻鬲 亘蹖丕賳 讴乇丿責)貙 賮賱爻賮賴 賮賲蹖賳蹖爻賲 (趩乇丕 丿乇 賳賴丕蹖鬲 蹖讴 賲乇丿 賴賲蹖卮賴 蹖讴 賲乇丿 亘丕賯蹖 賲蹖鈥屬呚з嗀�) 賵 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 丿蹖诏乇 賲胤丕賱亘 噩匕丕亘 賮賱爻賮蹖 賲蹖鈥屬矩必ж藏� 讴賴 賴賲诏蹖 亘賴 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 卮讴賱 賲賲讴賳 鬲賵囟蹖丨 丿丕丿賴 卮丿賴鈥屫з嗀� 賵 亘丕 賳孬乇蹖 诏蹖乇丕 賵 乇賵丕賳 丿乇 匕賴賳 賲禺丕胤亘 噩丕蹖 賲蹖鈥屭屫辟嗀�. 讴鬲 讴丕乇鬲 賵 讴賱丕蹖賳 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 芦賱亘禺賳丿 亘丕 蹖讴 賲睾夭 丕囟丕賮賴禄貙 賮賱爻賮賴 賵 胤賳夭 乇丕 亘賴 卮讴賱蹖 丿乇禺卮丕賳 丿乇賴賲 丌賲蹖禺鬲賴 賵 亘賴 賲賮丕賴蹖賲 噩丿蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕夭 賲賳馗乇蹖 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲 賳诏丕賴 讴乇丿賴 丕賳丿.
200 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2007
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About the author
Thomas Cathcart
14听books150听followersThomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein wrote the bestselling Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes, which will be translated into more than a dozen languages. Not bad for a couple of philosophy majors from Harvard who tried on various careers after graduation. Tom worked with street gangs in Chicago, doctors at Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and dropped in and out of divinity schools. Dan has written jokes for various comedians, including Flip Wilson and Lily Tomlin. Tom lives on Cape Cod with his wife. Dan lives in the Berkshires with his wife. Together, they are also authors of the politically incorrect book of daily affirmations Macho Meditations."
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November 17, 2015
DIMITRI: They laughed when we said we'd write a book explaining philosophy entirely through jokes.
TASSO: Well, they're not laughing now!
TASSO: Well, they're not laughing now!
July 5, 2016
Although I appreciate the philosophical crash course, couldn't the authors consider more jokes (a rough eye-balling might equate about 90% of them) that aren't at the expense of women?
I suppose their section on "Feminist Philosophy" aims to answer nay-sayers. No answers for this reader, though. I don't appreciate jokesters who hide behind a cloud of "politically incorrect feminism" then chastise an audience they purport won't get their jokes.
Boo.
Not sure why it's still so acceptable to tell "Jew" and "dame" jokes. If it's so okay, then why not spin a few racial/queer epithets out for mass hilarity? Maybe "cunt" is just so much funnier than "fag?"
I suppose their section on "Feminist Philosophy" aims to answer nay-sayers. No answers for this reader, though. I don't appreciate jokesters who hide behind a cloud of "politically incorrect feminism" then chastise an audience they purport won't get their jokes.
Boo.
Not sure why it's still so acceptable to tell "Jew" and "dame" jokes. If it's so okay, then why not spin a few racial/queer epithets out for mass hilarity? Maybe "cunt" is just so much funnier than "fag?"
June 13, 2024
"From Leibniz鈥檚 rationalist perspective, the world simply
is what it is;
The joke clarifies the obvious truth that optimism and pessimism are personal attitudes that have nothing to do with Leibniz鈥檚 neutral, rational description of the world.
The optimist says, 鈥淭he glass is half full.鈥�
The pessimist says, 鈥淭he glass is half empty.鈥�
The rationalist says, 鈥淭his glass is twice as big as it needs
to be.鈥�"
Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar is a fun read for anyone interested in learning about a few basic philosophical topics, made much more fun by the delivery in the form of jokes, followed by a brief description. The book is divided into ten sections, each of which covers a significant philosophical approach or field, such as Metaphysics, Ethics, or Existentialism, and addresses each one in a lighthearted manner. It is not a textbook, and it would be most enjoyable to someone looking for a brief overview of different philosophical ideas, or to someone who already has a basic understanding of philosophy and would enjoy the jokes, stories, and contemporary examples.
The theory is illustrated through real-life examples that most people can relate to jokes. Although not all of them made me chuckle, they all had a tongue-in-cheek nerdy vibe about them. As you'd expect from two philosophy nerds discussing how jokes are philosophy and vice versa.
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is what it is;
The joke clarifies the obvious truth that optimism and pessimism are personal attitudes that have nothing to do with Leibniz鈥檚 neutral, rational description of the world.
The optimist says, 鈥淭he glass is half full.鈥�
The pessimist says, 鈥淭he glass is half empty.鈥�
The rationalist says, 鈥淭his glass is twice as big as it needs
to be.鈥�"
Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar is a fun read for anyone interested in learning about a few basic philosophical topics, made much more fun by the delivery in the form of jokes, followed by a brief description. The book is divided into ten sections, each of which covers a significant philosophical approach or field, such as Metaphysics, Ethics, or Existentialism, and addresses each one in a lighthearted manner. It is not a textbook, and it would be most enjoyable to someone looking for a brief overview of different philosophical ideas, or to someone who already has a basic understanding of philosophy and would enjoy the jokes, stories, and contemporary examples.
The theory is illustrated through real-life examples that most people can relate to jokes. Although not all of them made me chuckle, they all had a tongue-in-cheek nerdy vibe about them. As you'd expect from two philosophy nerds discussing how jokes are philosophy and vice versa.
You might like to check out more similar books
December 7, 2016
Jokes can be highly philosophical. I remember a famous comedy scene from a Malayalam movie, where a guy is bemoaning that he is ugly. He had been switched at birth: so his consolation is - "But this is not the real me: the real me is fair and handsome, living somewhere else with his foster parents..."
A classic example of a philosophical answer to the question - "Who/ what art thou?"
This book is filled with similar jokes, which the authors link to various philosophical schools of thought. Some of the links are pretty far-fetched: but it's a fun introduction to Western philosophy, and very easy to read.
A classic example of a philosophical answer to the question - "Who/ what art thou?"
This book is filled with similar jokes, which the authors link to various philosophical schools of thought. Some of the links are pretty far-fetched: but it's a fun introduction to Western philosophy, and very easy to read.
June 14, 2020
卮讴爻倬蹖乇 賲蹖诏賴:
丕诏乇 賲蹖鈥屫堌з囒屫� 亘賴 趩蹖夭賴丕蹖蹖 賮乇丕鬲乇 丕夭 丌賳趩賴 丿乇 丌爻賲丕賳 賵 夭賲蹖賳 亘乇爻蹖丿貙 乇賵蹖丕 亘亘蹖賳蹖丿 賵 蹖丕 賮賱爻賮賴 亘禺賵丕賳蹖丿
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賲孬賱賽 賲孬丕賱 賮賱爻賮賴 乇賵丕賯蹖鈥屭臂� 夭蹖乇:
丌賯丕 賵 禺丕賳賲 讴賵倬乇 賵丕乇丿 賳胤亘 丿賳丿丕賳 倬夭卮讴蹖 卮丿賳丿 賵 丌賯丕蹖 讴賵倬乇 亘賴 爻乇毓鬲 亘賴 爻乇丕睾 丕氐賱 賲胤賱亘 乇賮鬲.
-丌賯丕蹖 丿讴鬲乇貙 賴蹖趩 丕丨鬲蹖丕噩蹖 亘賴 诏丕夭 禺賳丿賴貙丌賲倬賵賱 亘蹖鈥屫驰� 賵 丕夭 丕蹖賳 噩賵乇 趩蹖夭丕 賳蹖爻鬲貙賮賯胤 賲蹖鈥屫堌з� 鬲賳丿 賵 爻乇蹖毓 賵 丕乇夭賵賳 丿賳丿賵賳 乇賵 亘讴卮蹖.
丿賳丿丕賳鈥屬矩藏蹿� 亘丕 鬲丨爻蹖賳 诏賮鬲:
-趩賴 卮噩丕毓鬲蹖貙 丨丕賱丕 讴丿賵賲 丿賳丿賵賳 賴爻鬲責
丌賯丕蹖 讴賵倬乇 乇賵 亘賴 禺丕賳賵賲卮 讴乇丿 賵 诏賮鬲:
-毓夭蹖夭賲貙 賱胤賮丕賸 丿賴賳鬲 乇賵 賵丕 讴賳
丕诏乇 亘賴 賮賱爻賮賴 毓賱丕賯賴 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮蹖丿貙 卮丕蹖丿 亘丕 禺賵丿鬲賵賳 亘诏蹖丿: 趩賳丿 鬲丕 讴鬲丕亘 丕蹖賳 賮賱丕爻賮賴 乇賵 賲蹖鈥屫堎堎嗁� 賵 丿蹖诏賴 丿乇賽 賮賱爻賮賴 乇賵 鬲禺鬲賴 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁呚� 趩賵賳 賲丕 丿蹖诏賴 賴賲賴 趩蹖夭 乇賵 賮賴賲蹖丿蹖賲.
賵賱蹖 禺賵亘 蹖丕 亘丿貙 賴蹖趩 丌丿賲 毓丕丿蹖 丨鬲蹖 丕诏乇 卮蹖賮鬲賴 賮賱爻賮賴 亘丕卮賴貙 賳賲蹖鬲賵賵賳賴 鬲賲丕賲 讴鬲丕亘賴丕貙 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賵 賳丕賲賴鈥屬囏й� 賮賱丕爻賮賴 乇賵 亘禺賵賵賳賴 賵 亘賮賴賲賴!
丕诏乇 賮乇囟 賲丨丕賱貙 賲賲讴賳 卮賵丿貙 丿乇 丕蹖賳 氐賵乇鬲貙 丌賳 丌丿賲 賮乇丕 丿蹖賵丕賳賴 賲蹖鈥屫簇�.
趩賵賳 賲睾夭貙噩爻賲 賵 乇賵丨 丕賳爻丕賳 讴卮卮 丌賳 賴賲賴 丿蹖賵丕賳诏蹖 乇丕 賳丿丕乇丿.鈥�
亘乇丕蹖 賮賱爻賮賴 禺賵丕賳丿賳 亘丕蹖丿 丿蹖賵丕賳賴 亘賵丿 丕賲丕 賳賴 賮乇丕鬲乇 丕夭 丌賳.
丕賲丕 噩丕蹖 丕賲蹖丿賵丕乇蹖爻鬲 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀� 丌賳 賲賵囟賵毓 乇丕 讴賴 毓賱丕賯賴 丿丕卮鬲貙 鬲丕 噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屸€屫促堌� 亘禺賵丕賳丿 賵 丿乇蹖丕亘丿 賵 亘賳賵蹖爻丿 賵 亘賮賴賲丿 賵 丨鬲蹖 禺賵丿 賮蹖賱爻賵賮蹖 卮賵丿 讴賴 丕夭 賲毓賱賲卮 噩賱賵 夭丿賴 丕爻鬲.
丕蹖賳 乇賵 亘賴 蹖丕丿 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮蹖丿 讴賴:
賴乇诏夭 賮蹖賱爻賵賮 賯亘賱 丕夭 賮蹖賱爻賵賮 亘毓丿蹖貙 丕卮鬲亘丕賴 賳賲蹖鈥屭堐屫� 亘賱讴賴 丕賵 賲爻卅賱賴鈥屫й� 賲胤乇丨 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 亘乇丕蹖 賮蹖賱爻賵賮 亘毓丿 丕夭 禺賵丿
丕賲丕 禺賵丿賽 讴鬲丕亘 胤賳夭 禺丕氐蹖 賳丿丕卮鬲 丕賲丕 賲孬丕賱鈥屬囏й� 噩丕賱亘蹖 丿丕卮鬲 讴賴 亘毓囟蹖鈥屬囏� 乇賵 禺賵賵賳丿賴 蹖丕 卮賳蹖丿賴 亘賵丿賲
賵賱蹖讴賳 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 噩丿蹖丿 亘賵丿貙 賮氐賱 賴賮鬲賲 丌賳 賮賱爻賮賴 夭亘丕賳 丕爻鬲.
賮賱爻賮賴 夭亘丕賳 讴賴 丕夭 賮賱爻賮賴 賵蹖鬲诏賳卮鬲丕蹖賳 賲蹖鈥屫③屫� 賲蹖鈥屭堐屫� 鬲賲丕賲 賲爻丕卅賱 賵 賲毓囟賱丕鬲 賮賱爻賮蹖貙 亘禺丕胤乇 讴丕乇亘乇丿 睾賱胤 夭亘丕賳 丕爻鬲.
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賮乇丿 亘蹖丕亘丕賳鈥屭必� 亘乇丕蹖 丕賵賱蹖賳 亘丕乇 賵丕乇丿 噩賳诏賱 卮丿 賵 賳馗乇卮 乇丕 丿乇 丕蹖賳 賲賵乇丿 噩賵蹖丕 卮丿賳丿.丕賵 倬丕爻禺 丿丕丿: 乇丕爻鬲卮貙 丿乇禺鬲鈥屬囏� 丕賵賳賯丿乇 夭蹖丕丿 亘賵丿賳丿貙 讴賴 賳鬲賵賳爻鬲賲 噩賳诏賱 乇丕 亘亘蹖賳賲
亘丕賯蹖鈥� 賮氐賵賱 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 鬲讴乇丕乇蹖 亘賵丿 丕賲丕 亘丿讴 賳亘賵丿.
賵 蹖讴 倬賳丿:
賴蹖趩賵賯鬲 賴賲趩蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘賴丕蹖蹖 乇賵 亘乇丕蹖 卮乇賵毓 賮賱爻賮賴 賳禺賵丕賳蹖丿.
丕诏乇 賲蹖鈥屫堌з囒屫� 亘賴 趩蹖夭賴丕蹖蹖 賮乇丕鬲乇 丕夭 丌賳趩賴 丿乇 丌爻賲丕賳 賵 夭賲蹖賳 亘乇爻蹖丿貙 乇賵蹖丕 亘亘蹖賳蹖丿 賵 蹖丕 賮賱爻賮賴 亘禺賵丕賳蹖丿
賮賱爻賮賴 賴乇诏夭 亘賴鈥� 氐賵乇鬲 賲爻鬲賯蹖賲 卮賲丕 乇丕 賳賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀� 亘賱讴賴 卮賲丕 乇丕 賲鬲毓噩亘 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 賵 卮丕蹖丿 诏賴诏丕賴蹖 丕夭 丕蹖賳 鬲毓噩亘 禺賳丿賴鈥屫з� 賲蹖鈥屭屫必�:
賲孬賱賽 賲孬丕賱 賮賱爻賮賴 乇賵丕賯蹖鈥屭臂� 夭蹖乇:
丌賯丕 賵 禺丕賳賲 讴賵倬乇 賵丕乇丿 賳胤亘 丿賳丿丕賳 倬夭卮讴蹖 卮丿賳丿 賵 丌賯丕蹖 讴賵倬乇 亘賴 爻乇毓鬲 亘賴 爻乇丕睾 丕氐賱 賲胤賱亘 乇賮鬲.
-丌賯丕蹖 丿讴鬲乇貙 賴蹖趩 丕丨鬲蹖丕噩蹖 亘賴 诏丕夭 禺賳丿賴貙丌賲倬賵賱 亘蹖鈥屫驰� 賵 丕夭 丕蹖賳 噩賵乇 趩蹖夭丕 賳蹖爻鬲貙賮賯胤 賲蹖鈥屫堌з� 鬲賳丿 賵 爻乇蹖毓 賵 丕乇夭賵賳 丿賳丿賵賳 乇賵 亘讴卮蹖.
丿賳丿丕賳鈥屬矩藏蹿� 亘丕 鬲丨爻蹖賳 诏賮鬲:
-趩賴 卮噩丕毓鬲蹖貙 丨丕賱丕 讴丿賵賲 丿賳丿賵賳 賴爻鬲責
丌賯丕蹖 讴賵倬乇 乇賵 亘賴 禺丕賳賵賲卮 讴乇丿 賵 诏賮鬲:
-毓夭蹖夭賲貙 賱胤賮丕賸 丿賴賳鬲 乇賵 賵丕 讴賳
丕诏乇 亘賴 賮賱爻賮賴 毓賱丕賯賴 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮蹖丿貙 卮丕蹖丿 亘丕 禺賵丿鬲賵賳 亘诏蹖丿: 趩賳丿 鬲丕 讴鬲丕亘 丕蹖賳 賮賱丕爻賮賴 乇賵 賲蹖鈥屫堎堎嗁� 賵 丿蹖诏賴 丿乇賽 賮賱爻賮賴 乇賵 鬲禺鬲賴 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁呚� 趩賵賳 賲丕 丿蹖诏賴 賴賲賴 趩蹖夭 乇賵 賮賴賲蹖丿蹖賲.
賵賱蹖 禺賵亘 蹖丕 亘丿貙 賴蹖趩 丌丿賲 毓丕丿蹖 丨鬲蹖 丕诏乇 卮蹖賮鬲賴 賮賱爻賮賴 亘丕卮賴貙 賳賲蹖鬲賵賵賳賴 鬲賲丕賲 讴鬲丕亘賴丕貙 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賵 賳丕賲賴鈥屬囏й� 賮賱丕爻賮賴 乇賵 亘禺賵賵賳賴 賵 亘賮賴賲賴!
丕诏乇 賮乇囟 賲丨丕賱貙 賲賲讴賳 卮賵丿貙 丿乇 丕蹖賳 氐賵乇鬲貙 丌賳 丌丿賲 賮乇丕 丿蹖賵丕賳賴 賲蹖鈥屫簇�.
趩賵賳 賲睾夭貙噩爻賲 賵 乇賵丨 丕賳爻丕賳 讴卮卮 丌賳 賴賲賴 丿蹖賵丕賳诏蹖 乇丕 賳丿丕乇丿.鈥�
亘乇丕蹖 賮賱爻賮賴 禺賵丕賳丿賳 亘丕蹖丿 丿蹖賵丕賳賴 亘賵丿 丕賲丕 賳賴 賮乇丕鬲乇 丕夭 丌賳.
丕賲丕 噩丕蹖 丕賲蹖丿賵丕乇蹖爻鬲 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀� 丌賳 賲賵囟賵毓 乇丕 讴賴 毓賱丕賯賴 丿丕卮鬲貙 鬲丕 噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屸€屫促堌� 亘禺賵丕賳丿 賵 丿乇蹖丕亘丿 賵 亘賳賵蹖爻丿 賵 亘賮賴賲丿 賵 丨鬲蹖 禺賵丿 賮蹖賱爻賵賮蹖 卮賵丿 讴賴 丕夭 賲毓賱賲卮 噩賱賵 夭丿賴 丕爻鬲.
丕蹖賳 乇賵 亘賴 蹖丕丿 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮蹖丿 讴賴:
賴乇诏夭 賮蹖賱爻賵賮 賯亘賱 丕夭 賮蹖賱爻賵賮 亘毓丿蹖貙 丕卮鬲亘丕賴 賳賲蹖鈥屭堐屫� 亘賱讴賴 丕賵 賲爻卅賱賴鈥屫й� 賲胤乇丨 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 亘乇丕蹖 賮蹖賱爻賵賮 亘毓丿 丕夭 禺賵丿
丕賲丕 禺賵丿賽 讴鬲丕亘 胤賳夭 禺丕氐蹖 賳丿丕卮鬲 丕賲丕 賲孬丕賱鈥屬囏й� 噩丕賱亘蹖 丿丕卮鬲 讴賴 亘毓囟蹖鈥屬囏� 乇賵 禺賵賵賳丿賴 蹖丕 卮賳蹖丿賴 亘賵丿賲
賵賱蹖讴賳 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 噩丿蹖丿 亘賵丿貙 賮氐賱 賴賮鬲賲 丌賳 賮賱爻賮賴 夭亘丕賳 丕爻鬲.
賮賱爻賮賴 夭亘丕賳 讴賴 丕夭 賮賱爻賮賴 賵蹖鬲诏賳卮鬲丕蹖賳 賲蹖鈥屫③屫� 賲蹖鈥屭堐屫� 鬲賲丕賲 賲爻丕卅賱 賵 賲毓囟賱丕鬲 賮賱爻賮蹖貙 亘禺丕胤乇 讴丕乇亘乇丿 睾賱胤 夭亘丕賳 丕爻鬲.
賵 乇丕蹖賱 賳蹖夭 賲蹖鈥屭堐屫� 亘毓囟蹖 噩賲賱丕鬲 賵賯鬲蹖 讴賴 丿乇 賵噩賴 丕禺亘丕乇蹖 亘蹖丕賳 卮賵丿貙 亘丕 丕蹖賳讴賴 賲毓賳丕丿丕乇 蹖丕 丨鬲蹖 丿乇爻鬲鈥屫з嗀� 丕賲丕 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗁嗀� 诏賲乇丕賴 讴賳賳丿賴 亘丕卮賳丿. 賴賲蹖賳 噩賲賱賴鈥屬囏� 丿乇 賲乇丕賵丿丕鬲 毓丕丿蹖 亘賴 讴丕乇 乇賮鬲賴 卮賵丿貙賲蹖鈥屫з嗁嗀� 讴賴 賲賯氐賵丿 丕蹖賳 噩賲賱丕鬲 趩蹖爻鬲. 丕賲丕 丕诏乇 丿乇 鬲丨賱蹖賱 賮賱爻賮蹖 賵丕乇丿 卮賵丿貙賲賲讴賳 丕爻鬲 賲賵噩亘 丕毓鬲賯丕丿 亘賴 賵噩賵丿 丕卮蹖丕蹖 睾蹖乇賵丕賯毓蹖 賵 睾蹖乇鬲噩乇亘蹖 卮賵丿貙倬爻 丿乇爻鬲 丕爻鬲 讴賴 亘賴 馗賵丕賴乇 丿爻鬲賵乇蹖 丕毓鬲賲丕丿 賳讴賳蹖賲.
賮乇丿 亘蹖丕亘丕賳鈥屭必� 亘乇丕蹖 丕賵賱蹖賳 亘丕乇 賵丕乇丿 噩賳诏賱 卮丿 賵 賳馗乇卮 乇丕 丿乇 丕蹖賳 賲賵乇丿 噩賵蹖丕 卮丿賳丿.丕賵 倬丕爻禺 丿丕丿: 乇丕爻鬲卮貙 丿乇禺鬲鈥屬囏� 丕賵賳賯丿乇 夭蹖丕丿 亘賵丿賳丿貙 讴賴 賳鬲賵賳爻鬲賲 噩賳诏賱 乇丕 亘亘蹖賳賲
亘丕賯蹖鈥� 賮氐賵賱 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 鬲讴乇丕乇蹖 亘賵丿 丕賲丕 亘丿讴 賳亘賵丿.
賵 蹖讴 倬賳丿:
賴蹖趩賵賯鬲 賴賲趩蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘賴丕蹖蹖 乇賵 亘乇丕蹖 卮乇賵毓 賮賱爻賮賴 賳禺賵丕賳蹖丿.
October 4, 2013
L脿 th岷� n脿y, m峄檛 h么m 2 anh t谩c gi岷� bu峄搉 膽峄漣 v矛 h岷縯 ti峄乶, v脿o qu谩n bar t谩n l谩o v脿 l脿m li gi岷 s岷. l煤c ng脿 ng脿, anh Tom n贸i v峄沬 anh Dan, "anh bi岷縯 tri岷縯 h峄峜 l脿 g矛 kh么ng?" "l脿 d霉ng 膽谩m ng么n t峄� ph峄ヽ t岷 膽峄� n贸i v峄� nh峄痭g 膽i峄乽 膽啤n gi岷." "Yeap, t么i c贸 k岷� ho岷h ki岷縨 ti峄乶 膽峄� d脿nh cho v峄� h瓢u 膽芒y, tham gia ko?". Dan th矛 膽ang ch岷璽 v岷璽 v峄� ti峄乶, nghe th岷� nh瓢 b岷痶 膽瓢峄 v脿ng: "k岷� ho岷h g矛?" "d峄盿 tr锚n vi峄嘽 ch煤ng ta c贸 c谩i m谩c t峄憈 nghi峄噋 tri岷縯 h峄峜 Harvard v脿 anh chuy锚n 膽i vi岷縯 truy峄噉 c瓢峄漣." "峄� th岷� l脿 ch煤ng ta s瓢u t岷璸 truy峄噉 c瓢峄漣 r峄搃 l铆 gi岷 b岷眓g ng么n t峄� tri岷縯 h峄峜!" "bingo!"
Th岷� l脿 cu峄慽 c霉ng nh峄� m谩c harvard v脿 m峄� s瓢u t岷璸 chi峄噉 c瓢峄漣, h峄� 膽茫 th脿nh c么ng trong vi峄嘽 c贸 ti峄乶 d瓢峄g gi脿.
膼峄玭g hi v峄峮g tri岷縯 v峄沬 tri岷縞 g矛 峄� cu峄憂 s谩ch n脿y, mua vui c农ng 膽瓢峄 m峄檛 v脿i tr峄憂g canh. th铆ch 膽峄峜 truy峄噉 c瓢峄漣 th矛 膽峄峜 th么i, ch峄� ch岷� c贸 媒 ngh末a g矛 v峄� m岷穞 tri岷縯 h峄峜 膽芒u
Th岷� l脿 cu峄慽 c霉ng nh峄� m谩c harvard v脿 m峄� s瓢u t岷璸 chi峄噉 c瓢峄漣, h峄� 膽茫 th脿nh c么ng trong vi峄嘽 c贸 ti峄乶 d瓢峄g gi脿.
膼峄玭g hi v峄峮g tri岷縯 v峄沬 tri岷縞 g矛 峄� cu峄憂 s谩ch n脿y, mua vui c农ng 膽瓢峄 m峄檛 v脿i tr峄憂g canh. th铆ch 膽峄峜 truy峄噉 c瓢峄漣 th矛 膽峄峜 th么i, ch峄� ch岷� c贸 媒 ngh末a g矛 v峄� m岷穞 tri岷縯 h峄峜 膽芒u
October 27, 2021
A man walks into a pet store and asks to see the parrots. The store owner shows him two beautiful ones out on the floor. "This one is $5,000 and the other is $10,000," he says.
"Wow!" says the man. "What does the $5,000 one do?"
"This parrot can sing every aria Mozart wrote," says the store owner.
"And the other?"
"He sings Wagner's entire Ring cycle. There's another parrot out back for $30,000."
"Holy moley! What does he do?"
"Nothing that I've heard, but the other two call him 'Maestro'."
"Wow!" says the man. "What does the $5,000 one do?"
"This parrot can sing every aria Mozart wrote," says the store owner.
"And the other?"
"He sings Wagner's entire Ring cycle. There's another parrot out back for $30,000."
"Holy moley! What does he do?"
"Nothing that I've heard, but the other two call him 'Maestro'."
September 6, 2016
Single Quote Review:
鈥淎 serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes.鈥�
~ Ludwig Wittgenstein
May 6, 2015
The jokes are a bit lame and the main premises of each philosopher are really skirted over. Nonetheless, a good gag-gift for a student embarking on a philosophy class, for any business-type person you can't think what to buy and to put in the bathroom, to glance at occasionally. (And then to come out and bore everyone with the latest old codswallop joke you've read).
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February 2, 2018Introduction to philosophy with a joke on every page. Read it a while ago, can't remember any of the philosophy, sadly there comes a point when I notice how unmemorable I find many books, but I remember a joke about Moses and Jesus playing golf which I thought was rather good.
September 4, 2011
This book has two critical flaws: it's not funny and it's not informative. This... is bad. I'd be fine with funny jokes that are kind of irrelevant in a humor-focused book, or not-all-that-funny jokes that nevertheless illustrated a philosophical point well in a "make learning fun!" textbook. Yet this book manages neither. It really should not have sold as well as it did.
Shame, because this *kind* of book is totally up my alley. Just... it's such a shallow overview of philosophies, and often times inaccurate. And the jokes are just lame-o, and occasionally even offensive ("lol raep" etc.). The sole virtue the book has is being easy-reading - since so little time is spent covering any particular philosophical concept, you can pretty much open the book up anywhere and read and be fine. This is probably the main reason the book sold decently, I suspect.
Shame, because this *kind* of book is totally up my alley. Just... it's such a shallow overview of philosophies, and often times inaccurate. And the jokes are just lame-o, and occasionally even offensive ("lol raep" etc.). The sole virtue the book has is being easy-reading - since so little time is spent covering any particular philosophical concept, you can pretty much open the book up anywhere and read and be fine. This is probably the main reason the book sold decently, I suspect.
October 14, 2007
Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar... Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes by Thomas Catchart and Daniel Klein is a beautifully constructed and deceptively short book. It's one of those books that is nice to hold, nice to flip through and nice to read random snippets from. The jokes come in handy for the random reading approach.
But... this book is also a very solid introduction to philosophy and logic. If read slowly and thoroughly, one can learn a solid foundation of the important principals of philosophy. The book is even color coded to quickly let the reader know what is being covered. Broad sweeping statements about a given subject are in brown serif text. Further explanations are given in a standard looking serif font. The jokes come in a bold sans-serif font. There are also cute one pane comics to bring important points home at the end of sections.
I have to admit that there were times when I had to set the book aside because I found my mind wandering. It is a heavy subject in a light volume. When reading it, take your time. Read slowly. Maybe read the jokes first and then go back and fill in the blanks with the explanations. You will come away laughing and having learned a thing or two about philosophy.
But... this book is also a very solid introduction to philosophy and logic. If read slowly and thoroughly, one can learn a solid foundation of the important principals of philosophy. The book is even color coded to quickly let the reader know what is being covered. Broad sweeping statements about a given subject are in brown serif text. Further explanations are given in a standard looking serif font. The jokes come in a bold sans-serif font. There are also cute one pane comics to bring important points home at the end of sections.
I have to admit that there were times when I had to set the book aside because I found my mind wandering. It is a heavy subject in a light volume. When reading it, take your time. Read slowly. Maybe read the jokes first and then go back and fill in the blanks with the explanations. You will come away laughing and having learned a thing or two about philosophy.
March 13, 2024
DNF.
What I did read of it was funny and I did appreciate the combination of philosophy with jokes. However it got a bit tiresome after a bit. It was not THAT funny.
Also one has to understand that for a small book, this one packs quite a punch. It was surprising to me how LONG this book is despite not originally looking so. What can I say? After a couple dozen pages of jokes it gets old. I still have the book in fact it is right near my television so I may finish it at at some point. It is fun for a time but not something I could read in one sitting.
What I did read of it was funny and I did appreciate the combination of philosophy with jokes. However it got a bit tiresome after a bit. It was not THAT funny.
Also one has to understand that for a small book, this one packs quite a punch. It was surprising to me how LONG this book is despite not originally looking so. What can I say? After a couple dozen pages of jokes it gets old. I still have the book in fact it is right near my television so I may finish it at at some point. It is fun for a time but not something I could read in one sitting.
September 1, 2016
Great introduction to some of the more difficult philosophical concepts through the use of jokes.
January 14, 2009
Like most Liberal Arts undergrads, I took a few philosophy courses while I was in college. In fact, my sophomore philosophy final has the distinction of being the only one I have ever actually slept through. My roommate woke me up at 11:30 and said, "Didn't you have a final this morning?" I don't remember anything between that moment and arriving in the professor's office, apologizing profusely.
The point is, philosophy never really made an impact on me. I mean, I get it - Philosophy is supposed to be the essence of what makes us human, the ability to think about the way we think about the world. Dolphins and monkeys may be clever, but do they sit around and ponder whether there's actually a real world out there or if it is only a product of our senses? I doubt it, as it seem like they're more preoccupied with frolicking around and having sex, which means that Douglas Adams really was on to something.
I don't quite get the kick out of philosophy that I feel like I'm "supposed" to, being an educated, intelligent, un-American Elitist and all that, so I'm glad that someone has boiled down four millennia of human thought into a 200-page joke book. Definitely more my speed.
The book begins with Aristotle and his belief in a telos, an ultimate purpose for everything, and continues on through ethics, political philosophy, and religious philosophy, as well as existentialism, logic, epistemology and much, much more. Be warned - if you already know a lot about philosophy, then there's really nothing new in this book for you except the gags. It's written as a kind of Philo 101, for people who've always wanted to know about the different branches of philosophy, but always fell asleep fifteen minutes into the lecture.
By using jokes, the authors make complex philosophical and logical ideas much more immediate and understandable. Take post hoc ergo propter hoc, for example. I know what the Latin means - "After this, therefore because of this," which is a definition that never struck me as being any clearer than the original Latin. As a logical fallacy, I never really convinced myself that I understood what it meant, until I read this joke. (warning: high bawdiness content follows):
I think these guys are onto something, too. Philosophy has always been the pursuit of the super-intellectual, and anyone who tells you, "I'm a philosopher" is assumed to say next, "And would you like fries with that?" Being an intellectual in America is hard enough as it is, but once you start trying to deconstruct the very essence of what "good" means, much less whether it is actually worth being good, people start to look at you funny.
But tell folks a joke, and all that erudite navel-gazing becomes crystal clear. Of course the GOP is run by Utilitarians - this joke makes perfect sense:
If you're an old hand at philosophy, check it out for the jokes - there are plenty of good ones in there. If you're new to philosophy, or you were put off by the classes you took in college, check it out. You're not as dumb as your philo teacher made you feel. All you needed was the right sort of explanation.
The point is, philosophy never really made an impact on me. I mean, I get it - Philosophy is supposed to be the essence of what makes us human, the ability to think about the way we think about the world. Dolphins and monkeys may be clever, but do they sit around and ponder whether there's actually a real world out there or if it is only a product of our senses? I doubt it, as it seem like they're more preoccupied with frolicking around and having sex, which means that Douglas Adams really was on to something.
I don't quite get the kick out of philosophy that I feel like I'm "supposed" to, being an educated, intelligent, un-American Elitist and all that, so I'm glad that someone has boiled down four millennia of human thought into a 200-page joke book. Definitely more my speed.
The book begins with Aristotle and his belief in a telos, an ultimate purpose for everything, and continues on through ethics, political philosophy, and religious philosophy, as well as existentialism, logic, epistemology and much, much more. Be warned - if you already know a lot about philosophy, then there's really nothing new in this book for you except the gags. It's written as a kind of Philo 101, for people who've always wanted to know about the different branches of philosophy, but always fell asleep fifteen minutes into the lecture.
By using jokes, the authors make complex philosophical and logical ideas much more immediate and understandable. Take post hoc ergo propter hoc, for example. I know what the Latin means - "After this, therefore because of this," which is a definition that never struck me as being any clearer than the original Latin. As a logical fallacy, I never really convinced myself that I understood what it meant, until I read this joke. (warning: high bawdiness content follows):
An older man marries a younger lady, and they're truly in love. However, no matter what the old man does, he is unable to satisfy his young bride sexually. He tries everything, but cannot finish the deed, so to speak.See? Now I get it! Post hoc is where you assume that because event B happened after event A, event A caused event B. No amount of hypotheticals or dull as dirt lectures have ever explained that to me quite as well as this one ribald joke.
So, they go to a sexual therapist, who makes a rather unusual suggestion. "Hire a handsome young man," the therapist says, "and have him stand over the bed and wave a towel over you while you make love. This will help your wife fantasize, and should help her have an orgasm." So they follow the therapist's advice, hire a handsome young man, and try it out. But still, no success.
They return to the therapist, who thinks for a moment and says, "Okay, why not reverse it? Have the young man make love to your wife while you wave a towel over them?" They return home, and the young man climbs into bed with the young wife, while her husband waves a towel vigorously. Within minutes, the wife has an amazing, ear-splitting orgasm.
The husband smiles, looks at the young man and says, "There, you idiot - that's how you wave a towel!
I think these guys are onto something, too. Philosophy has always been the pursuit of the super-intellectual, and anyone who tells you, "I'm a philosopher" is assumed to say next, "And would you like fries with that?" Being an intellectual in America is hard enough as it is, but once you start trying to deconstruct the very essence of what "good" means, much less whether it is actually worth being good, people start to look at you funny.
But tell folks a joke, and all that erudite navel-gazing becomes crystal clear. Of course the GOP is run by Utilitarians - this joke makes perfect sense:
A young widow belongs to a country club, where she enjoys sunning herself by the pool. One day, she sees a handsome stranger poolside, so she sits next to him and says, "I don't think I've seen you here before."Just replace the young widow with Dick Cheney and the handsome man with, say, Halliburton and you have yourself the GOP in a nutshell!
"You wouldn't have," he said. "I've been in prison for the last twenty years."
"Good heavens," she said. "What did you do?"
"I murdered my wife," he replies.
"Ah," she says. "So you're single!"
If you're an old hand at philosophy, check it out for the jokes - there are plenty of good ones in there. If you're new to philosophy, or you were put off by the classes you took in college, check it out. You're not as dumb as your philo teacher made you feel. All you needed was the right sort of explanation.
January 26, 2021
God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit walk into a bar, and the bartender says, "I prayed for you guys to duck."
March 17, 2015
The book is about philosophy. And I didn't understand a thing. But I laughed a lot. Guess it's enough for a good book, yah?
July 16, 2017
T岷璸 truy峄噉 c瓢峄漣 膽岷, ch岷硁g c贸 tri岷縯 c贸 tr谩t g矛 膽芒u.
C贸 nh峄痭g chuy峄噉 c农ng vui l岷痬:
膼峄搉g ch铆 God g峄峣 膼am v脿 Va l锚n t岷穘g m峄梚 ng瓢峄漣 m峄檛 m贸n qu脿.
- m贸n th峄� nh岷 l脿 c贸 th峄� 膽谩i khi 膽峄﹏g? Ai mu峄憂 n脿o?
膼am n贸i li峄乶:
- 膽峄﹏g 膽谩i? The sound is great! Super cool! Con l岷.
God m峄塵 c瓢峄漣:
- you got it! M贸n kia cho b茅 Va nh茅 - c峄眂 kho谩i nhi峄乽 l岷.
T脿o lao l岷痬 lu么n :))
C贸 nh峄痭g chuy峄噉 c农ng vui l岷痬:
膼峄搉g ch铆 God g峄峣 膼am v脿 Va l锚n t岷穘g m峄梚 ng瓢峄漣 m峄檛 m贸n qu脿.
- m贸n th峄� nh岷 l脿 c贸 th峄� 膽谩i khi 膽峄﹏g? Ai mu峄憂 n脿o?
膼am n贸i li峄乶:
- 膽峄﹏g 膽谩i? The sound is great! Super cool! Con l岷.
God m峄塵 c瓢峄漣:
- you got it! M贸n kia cho b茅 Va nh茅 - c峄眂 kho谩i nhi峄乽 l岷.
T脿o lao l岷痬 lu么n :))
December 29, 2021
For the weeks I had this I laughed myself to sleep every night.
The idea of a philosophical history illustrated through jokes is crazy appealing for those of us who suffered through Descartes and his buddies. I loved the voices and even finally understood a few of the thornier conundrums that I never could relate to.
"Yes, I can see the plan will work in practice, but will it work in theory?"
April 14, 2019
Okumas谋 keyifli, 莽眉nk眉 her duruma 枚zg眉 bir f谋kra bulunmu艧. Ama yine de kavramlar谋 anlamak zor, liseden beri felsefe konusunda zorluk ya艧谋yorum :)
February 17, 2008
This is definitely a "light read." It touches upon a lot of different philosophical ideas, sprinkled with jokes (most funny, some hilarious) that bear some link to the topic at hand. For example, in a discussion of existential angst, we get this zinger (p.120):
Norman began to hyperventilate when he saw the doctor. "I'm sure I've got liver disease."
"That's ridiculous," said the doctor. "You'd never know if you had liver disease. There's no discomfort of any kind."
"Exactly!" said Norman. "Those are my precise symptoms."
Or, in a discussion about relativity, we get this one (p.173):
A snail was mugged by two turtles. When the police asked him what happened, he said, "I don't know. It all happened so fast."
This book is a great way to get teenagers interested in philosophy. It does a decent job of defining a number of terms that come up in many philosophical discussions -- especially discussion of philosophical history. From a priori and ding an sich to reductio ad absurdem and utilitarianism, this book explains many of the tools and ideas of philosophy in light-hearted and easy-to-understand way. And there's even a handy glossary!
Norman began to hyperventilate when he saw the doctor. "I'm sure I've got liver disease."
"That's ridiculous," said the doctor. "You'd never know if you had liver disease. There's no discomfort of any kind."
"Exactly!" said Norman. "Those are my precise symptoms."
Or, in a discussion about relativity, we get this one (p.173):
A snail was mugged by two turtles. When the police asked him what happened, he said, "I don't know. It all happened so fast."
This book is a great way to get teenagers interested in philosophy. It does a decent job of defining a number of terms that come up in many philosophical discussions -- especially discussion of philosophical history. From a priori and ding an sich to reductio ad absurdem and utilitarianism, this book explains many of the tools and ideas of philosophy in light-hearted and easy-to-understand way. And there's even a handy glossary!
February 25, 2020
Last time I had to deal with phylosophy was during my first year of university. The only thing I remember the professor saying was that when we reach our fourth year we will forget everything on the matter. And he was right.
So when my friend gave me the book, I thought this will help to sort things out for me on phylosophy after around 13 years, because this book seemed like "for dummies" series. And here I was wrong. This book is written for people who at least know the basics, and my feeling was that for them it would be kind of boring. It gives little pieces of information and you don't see the whole picture.
So, 1 star for phylosophic part and 5 points for jokes. They were hilarious!
So when my friend gave me the book, I thought this will help to sort things out for me on phylosophy after around 13 years, because this book seemed like "for dummies" series. And here I was wrong. This book is written for people who at least know the basics, and my feeling was that for them it would be kind of boring. It gives little pieces of information and you don't see the whole picture.
So, 1 star for phylosophic part and 5 points for jokes. They were hilarious!
April 25, 2017
It doesn't take much to make me laugh. I will literally laugh at just about anything...but I only laughed out loud ONCE while reading this book. That is how un-funny it was. The jokes are either old and well-worn or so vulgar I almost didn't finish. It fails in the comedy department.
But! This is a book about philosophy, right? Eh, even there I was disappointed. This is a very brief look at different philosophical branches. If you've taken a Gen Ed philosophy course, this will be old hat. I'd give it two stars for the philosophy portion and negative two for the jokes.
At least it was a quick read.
But! This is a book about philosophy, right? Eh, even there I was disappointed. This is a very brief look at different philosophical branches. If you've taken a Gen Ed philosophy course, this will be old hat. I'd give it two stars for the philosophy portion and negative two for the jokes.
At least it was a quick read.
August 21, 2007
I was neither stunned nor utterly disappointed by this one. It's essentially a book full of some pretty awful jokes (lots of groaners in this one, folks) that will resonate most with those with a background in philosophy. It definitely will not teach the newbie/uninitiated enough about the various philosophical disciplines and schools to be able to use that knowledge in any intelligent manner in a conversation at the local bar or philosophy meet up. Nevertheless, this was a fairly quick, light-hearted read.
October 22, 2024
O carte foarte simpatica!
Nu va a葯tepta葲i s膬 卯nv膬葲a葲i filosofie din ea, 90% sunt glume, dar pe teme filosofice. Este, mai degrab膬, o carte relaxanta, care st芒rne葯te z芒mbete 葯i r芒sete.
Are 葯i un format bun, pl膬cut.
Nu va a葯tepta葲i s膬 卯nv膬葲a葲i filosofie din ea, 90% sunt glume, dar pe teme filosofice. Este, mai degrab膬, o carte relaxanta, care st芒rne葯te z芒mbete 葯i r芒sete.
Are 葯i un format bun, pl膬cut.
December 11, 2020
鈥淚t鈥檚 a bit embarrassing to admit, but everything that happens happens for no real reason.鈥�
This is a good primer for Philosophy. For philosophy to work, like jokes, one needs to get it. And that's where the book works.
Toward the end of the book is a philosopy standup comedy material - for you to get the punchline of each joke - you need to know the philosophers and their philosophy. Not the kind of test you would want to encounter for grades.
The jokes used to explain the philosophies - many old ones still manage to bring a smile. Some are quote worthy. The authors have done a good job in simplifying concepts like meta philosophy, existentialism, ethics etc. Which in a way is the book's undoing.
A quick fun read - if nothing, you can read it for the jokes.
This is a good primer for Philosophy. For philosophy to work, like jokes, one needs to get it. And that's where the book works.
Toward the end of the book is a philosopy standup comedy material - for you to get the punchline of each joke - you need to know the philosophers and their philosophy. Not the kind of test you would want to encounter for grades.
The jokes used to explain the philosophies - many old ones still manage to bring a smile. Some are quote worthy. The authors have done a good job in simplifying concepts like meta philosophy, existentialism, ethics etc. Which in a way is the book's undoing.
A quick fun read - if nothing, you can read it for the jokes.
February 16, 2021
I've often struggled with reviewing "unconventional" books like this one. I mean uncoventional in the sense that it is not intended as "serious prose" and it is not fiction either. But if you are the type of reader to be persuaded by the cheeky proposition of philosophy explained through jokes, by all means read it. The authors are extremely successful in their intent.
September 7, 2021
鈥淚mmanuel Kant was a real pissant 鈥︹€� - Monty Python
Until reading this book, my entire knowledge of philosophers came from the Monty Python 鈥淧hilosophers鈥� Song鈥�. I have never been interested in philosophy, but felt that perhaps I ought to know a little 鈥� and this book seemed like the perfect introduction: lots of humour and little effort required.
I really enjoyed reading the book. I think I understood most of the concepts mentioned and how each of the jokes illuminated the given philosophy. I have finished the book, can remember the jokes, but still have almost no idea of which philosopher had which philosophy, or why. This is not a fault of the book 鈥� rather my innate ability to immediately purge my mind of any philosophical thought processes (except the ones directly relating to mathematics). I am destined to remain ignorant.
One rather pedantry irritation I have with the book, is its failure to correctly quote most German phrases. German nouns are always capitalised. It is 鈥渄as Ding an sich鈥� 鈥� not 鈥渄as ding鈥�, and 鈥淓inf眉hlung鈥�. The one time it was correctly done, was with 鈥溍渂ermensch鈥� Nietzsche鈥檚 Superman) 鈥� what does that say?
But, apart from that, I loved the book 鈥� so many laugh-out-loud moments, and my husband was heartily sick of me reading out nearly every joke.
One of my favouites 鈥� to illustrate relativity:
鈥淲e may attribute relativity to something that is absolute. The lookout on a battleship spies a light ahead off the starboard bow. The captain tells him to signal the other vessel, 鈥淎dvise you change course twenty degrees immediately!鈥� The answer comes back, 鈥淎dvise you change course twenty degrees immediately!鈥� The captain is furious. He signals, 鈥淚 am a captain. We are on a collision course. Alter your course twenty degrees now!鈥� The answer comes back, 鈥淚 am a seaman second class, and I strongly urge you to alter your course twenty degrees.鈥� Now the captain is beside himself with rage. He signals, 鈥淚 am a battleship!鈥� The answer comes back, 鈥淚 am a lighthouse.鈥�
I recommend this book for its humour and light approach to a very weighty subject 鈥� but don鈥檛 expect to emerge being able to pass Philosophy 101.
October 17, 2016
Cool book to read but you should have prior knowledge about the concepts to enjoy the book. It is not an educational book IMO.
July 24, 2021
Pleasant enough. Many jokes were a bit cliche, but then again, they weren't the point. Thinking about why certain jokes fit with a certain philosophy was fun :)
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