Thomas Cathcart Bücher

Eine Einführung in die Philosophie – der witzigste Weg zu philosophischer Weitsicht Üblicherweise sind Witze eine Sache, Philosophie eine ganz andere. Hier aber bringen Witze auf den Punkt, worüber sich die großen Denker den Kopf zerbrochen haben, groteske Pointen lassen philosophische Erkenntnisse zum Vorschein kommen. Dieser philosophische Crash-Kurs aktiviert die Lachmuskeln und vermittelt nebenbei tiefe Einblicke in alle wichtigen Denkdisziplinen wie Logik, Metaphysik, Ethik, Sprach- und Staatsphilosophie. Das ganz besondere Geschenkbuch

Q. Why are there almost as many jokes about death as there are about sex? A. Because they both scare the pants off us. Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein first made a name for themselves with the outrageously funny New York Times bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar.... Now they turn their attention to the Big D and share the timeless wisdom of the great philosophers, theologians, psychotherapists, and wiseguys. From angels to zombies and everything in between, Cathcart and Klein offer a fearless and irreverent history of how we approach death, why we embrace life, and whether there really is a hereafter. As hilarious as it is enlightening, Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates is a must-read for anyone and everyone who ever expects to die. 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.

Heres a lively, hilarious, not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical traditions, schools, concepts, and thinkers. Its Philosophy 101 for everyone who knows not to take all this heavy stuff too seriously. Some of the Big Ideas are Existentialism (what do Hegel and Bette Midler have in common?), Philosophy of Language (how to express what its like being stranded on a desert island with Halle Berry), Feminist Philosophy (why, in the end, a man is always a man), and much more. Finallyit all makes sense!