Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar : Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes

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Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar : Understanding Philosophy Through JokesDaniel Klein and Thomas Cathcart take philosophy to task with flair and gusto in this wise and hilarious treasure of a book. Lively, original, and powerfully informative, Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar is an irreverent crash course through the great thinkers and traditions. Its philosophy for everyone, from the curious layperson to the professor whos seen it all. Klein and Cathcart have the knack of getting to the core of an issue in a crystal

from a lonesome priest to battling brothers

η πιο γοητευτική

Όμως τι κρύβεται πίσω από τη φαινομενική τιμωρία του Ρέμπους

Η εξαιρετικά γόνιμη φαντασία του έδωσε στους αναγνώστες των βιβλίων του θαυμάσιες περιγραφές της υγρής και παγωμένης βόρειας Ευρώπης

The War That Killed Achilles is a superb and utterly timely presentation of one of the timeless stories of our civilization

Ταυτόχρονα σε ένα άλλο σημείο της πόλης

and can only be understood against the cultural backdrop of ancient Greek literature

arrives in Algiers in time for a coup when nothing seems to happen (but he sees the Mediterranean for the first time)

κοντά στα μυστήρια της φύσης

the substantial introduction deals with Ovid himself

an account of the tribes beyond the Rhine

This book by Reno Wideson is the realization of a life-long dream