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  • Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar

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  • Written by: Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein
  • Narrated by: Johnny Heller
  • Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar

Written by: Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein
Narrated by: Johnny Heller
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Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein, longtime philosophers and comedians, present Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar, an entertaining, enlightening, and engaging guide to the love of wisdom. With their combined knowledge, wit, and whimsy, the authors provide a book that can be thoroughly enjoyed by anyone, from the curious layman to the most well-versed professor of Nicomachean Ethics.
©2007 Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein (P)2004 Recorded Books LLC

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Amusing

Amusing and fast moving. I found myself frequently laughing out loud. Might have to re-listen to get all the subtleties.

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funny

The breaks in the book /topics are not clearly shown as gaps in reading

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