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Daniel M Klein

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1) Such vicious minds: a mystery featuring Elvis Presley

Author

Klein, Daniel M

Publisher

St. Martin's Minotaur

Pub. Date

2004

2) Every time I find the meaning of life, they change it: wisdom of the great philosophers on how to live

Author

Klein, Daniel M

Publisher

Penguin Books

Pub. Date

[2015]

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"A humorous and philosophical trip through life, from the New York Times-bestselling coauthor of Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar...,"--Amazon.com. As a young college student studying philosophy, Klein filled a notebook with short quotes from the world's greatest thinkers, hoping to find some guidance on how to live the best life he could. As he revisits the wisdom he relished in his youth, each extract is annotated with Klein's inimitable charm...

3) The history of now

Author

Klein, Daniel M

Publisher

Permanent Press

Pub. Date

c2009

4) Heidegger and a hippo walk through those pearly gates: using philosophy (and jokes!) to explain life, death, the afterlife, and everything in between

Author

Cathcart, Thomas

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

2009

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Explores death and the afterlife from lighthearted philosophical, theological, and psychological perspectives that consider that death may not be such a pessimism-inducing state.

5) Plato and a platypus walk into a bar: understanding philosophy through jokes

Author

Cathcart, Thomas

Publisher

Recorded Books

Pub. Date

p2007

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The great philosopher Aristotle once said "Humor is the only test of gravity, for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious." Taking this tenet to task, Cathart and Klein tackle all the major philosophical perspectives--ancient and postmodern alike--and make them universally accessible through hilarious jokes that cut straight to the core of the principle. Hobbes, for instance, believed that life is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and...

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Daniel M Klein

1) Such vicious minds: a mystery featuring Elvis Presley

2) Every time I find the meaning of life, they change it: wisdom of the great philosophers on how to live

3) The history of now

4) Heidegger and a hippo walk through those pearly gates: using philosophy (and jokes!) to explain life, death, the afterlife, and everything in between

5) Plato and a platypus walk into a bar: understanding philosophy through jokes