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!
And now, you can read Daniel Klein's further musings on life and philosophy in
Travels with Epicurus
and
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change it
.