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Plato and a Platypus/Aristotle and an Aardvark (Hardback)
Short Description for Plato and a Platypus/Aristotle and an AardvarkContains two books that include "Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes" and "Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosophy and Jokes".
Full description- Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
- Published: 24 January 2009
- Format: Hardback 400 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Politics & Government | History Of Western Philosophy | Humour | Humour Collections & Anthologies
- ISBN 13: 9780810983779 ISBN 10: 081098377X
- Sales rank: 125,478
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Full description for Plato and a Platypus/Aristotle and an Aardvark
This text is suitable for the format painter. Two books, one box and the meaning of life - what more do you want? In the "New York Times" bestseller "Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes", you'll get a lively, hilarious, not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical traditions, schools, concepts and thinkers. It's philosophy 101 for everyone who knows not to take all this heavy stuff too seriously. But wait! There's more!Our two favourite philosopher comedians also are here to rescue everyone from the double-speak, flim-flam and alternate reality of politics. Lobbing jokes and cartoons - as well as the occasional insight from Aristotle and his peers - "Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosophy and Jokes" explains what politicos are really up to when they state; 'The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence' (Donald Rumsfeld), 'It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is' (Bill Clinton) or even, 'We hold these truths to be self-evident...' (Thomas Jefferson, et al). Finally - it all makes sense!
