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Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes (Paperback)

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

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“ The zaniest bestseller of the year.” —The Boston Globe “ I laughed, I learned, I loved it.” —Roy Blount, Jr.

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!

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Classics of Western Philosophy (Paperback)

Classics of Western Philosophy

The seventh edition of Steven Cahn’s “Classics of Western Philosophy” features several major additions, including selections from Plotinus’ “Enneads”, Schopenhauer’s “The World as Will and Representation”, Husserl’s “Paris Lectures”, Wittgenstein’s “Philosophical Investigations”, and a new selection from Hegel’s “Phenomenology of Spirit”. Selections from Aristotle’s “Metaphysics” and “On the Soul” have been expanded, while Aristotle’s “Physics and Nicomachean Ethics”, Hume’s “Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding”, Mill’s “On Liberty”, and Russell’s “The Problem of Philosophy” have been further abridged. In all, the new edition presents complete texts or substantial selections from fifty-six philosophical masterpieces, in pre-eminent and thoughtfully annotated translations and editions, with introductions by a team of distinguished scholars including Sara Ahbel-Rappe, Richard Bett, Steven Cahn, Charles Guignon, Kathleen Higgins, Patricia Kitcher, Philip W. Kitcher, Wi (more…)

Philosophy The Birthday Party

Philosophy The Birthday Party

What it is:A sweetly scented trio of birthday delectables.What else you need to know:Before making a wish and blowing out the candles this year, celebrate in your shower the Philosophy way!Set includes a 6 oz Vanilla Birthday Cake, 6 oz Strawberry Ice Cream, and a 6 oz Chocolate Frosting 3-in-1 shampoo, bubble bath, and body wash in a signature gift box.* Product not available for gift wrapping.

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