I think, therefore I laugh : the flip side of philosophy

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I think, therefore I laugh : the flip side of philosophy

John Allen Paulos

(Penguin books, Philosophy, Mathematics)

Penguin Books, 2001

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"First published in the USA by Columbia University Press 2000, first published in Great Britain by Allen Lane The Penguin Press 2000"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-171) and index

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Description

Wittgenstein once remarked that 'a serious and good philosophical work could be written that consisted entirely of jokes'. Inspired by this idea, John Allen Paulos shows how conceptual humour and analytic philosophy resonate at a very deep level. Both evince a keen concern for language and its (mis)interpretations; both require a free intelligence in a relatively open society, as well as a sceptical tendency towards debunking; and both are quintessentially human. "I Think, Therefore I Laugh" is packed with jokes, stories, parables, puzzles and anecdotes, all of which relate in one way or another to various philosophical problems, leading to some unexpected insights.

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  • NCID
    BA54523899
  • ISBN
    • 0140295488
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 178 p.
  • Size
    19 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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