Deb's Bookshelf: Plato and A Platypus Walk Into A Bar
Do you ever wonder why anyone would study philosophy? This book answers the question. In Plato and A Platypus Walk Into A Bar , you will find out and the finding out will be a funny, joyful journey. How do we know what types of knowledge we can rely upon? How broadly can you reliably reason from general principles? How do you problem solve when encountering a completely unique experience? Why it is so difficult for us to understand each other? Read this book and you will have a lot of fresh insight into these issues. Don't care about such things? Read the book anyway. You will find the greatest joke collection EVER. Here's an example: A ninety year old man went to the doctor and said, "Doctor, my eighteen year old wife is expecting a baby." The doctor said, "Let me tell you a story. A man went hunting, but instead of a gun, he picked up an umbrella by mistake. When a bear suddenly charged at the man, he picked up the umbrella, shot the bear, and killed it....