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!

托马斯·卡斯卡特&丹尼尔·克莱恩（Thomas Cathcart &Daniel Klein），美国畅销作家。两人从哈佛大学哲学系毕业后走上了不同的路。托马斯在芝加哥社区和神学院工作，出版哲学书；丹尼尔在纽约为电视脱口秀写脚本，还写悬疑小说。两人有一个梦想：用哲学拯救沉闷的生活。他们用幽默段子和丰富知识，写出了《柏拉图和鸭嘴兽一起去酒吧》，结果一炮而红。他们目前都和家人生活在新英格兰地区。