about the author
The Philosophy Guys
Authors of the New York Times Bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar...
Prior to penning the New York Times bestseller, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar…, Tom Cathcart and Dan Klein pursued the usual careers after majoring in philosophy at Harvard. Tom worked with street gangs in Chicago and dropped in and out of divinity schools. Dan wrote jokes for comedians, designed stunts for Candid Camera, and continues to pen thrillers. Each lives with his wife in New England.
Press Links
Harvard grads and Groucho admirers have some funny ideas about philosophy
Montreal Gazette
"You May Never Look at Philosophy the Same Way Again"
Times Transcript
The Philosophy Guys Discuss Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar...
BookVideos.TV
"Sharing Laughs and a Love of Philosophy"
The Boston Globe
Daniel Klein Interview
Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle
"So Heidegger And This Hippo Go To Heaven..."
NPR's Morning Edition
Featured Book
Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates...
“This little book is an entertaining and surprisingly informative survey of the Big D and its centrality in human life.”
—Publishers Weekly
Speaking Topics
- How Jokes Explain Philosophical Concepts, from Plato to Wittgenstein
- How to Deconstruct Political Doubletalk with Philosophy and Humor
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