Related Books

Plato's Laughter
Language: en
Pages: 266
Authors: Sonja Madeleine Tanner
Categories: Humor
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-14 - Publisher: SUNY Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Counters the long-standing, solemn interpretation of Plato’s dialogues with one centered on the philosophical and pedagogical significance of Socrates as a com
Plato's Laughter
Language: en
Pages: 266
Authors: Sonja Madeleine Tanner
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-14 - Publisher: State University of New York Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Plato was described as a boor and it was said that he never laughed out loud. Yet his dialogues abound with puns, jokes, and humor. Sonja Madeleine Tanner argue
Laughter, Humor, and Comedy in Ancient Philosophy
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Pierre Destrée
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Ancient philosophers were very interested in the themes of laughter, humor and comedy. They theorized about laughter and its causes, moralized about the approp
Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .
Language: en
Pages: 224
Authors: Thomas Cathcart
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-06-24 - Publisher: Penguin

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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 B
Plato's Philebus
Language: en
Pages: 298
Authors: Panos Dimas
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-09-12 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Philebus is an extraordinarily creative and profound examination of what makes for a good human life, containing some of Plato's most sophisticated discussi