Mostly dad jokes, but as always the most hilarious aspects of philosophy are usually anecdotes about the philosophers themselves. For example, William James was irritated that a psychic he frequented for her sexually charged seances was debunked by a student. ( )

Hilarious and interesting but not too deep. It amused me, and provoked some thinking, but I do not feel like I understand death any better. ( )

These two guys take philosophical thoughts, works, etc... about life and death from the works of different historical philosophers like Descartes, William James, Friedrich Nietzsche, Socrates, Plato, and many more, and put it together in this accessible little book. Accessible to some extent, of course. But instead of reading a dry, philosophical work, here the thoughts, impressions and what not are interspersed with jokes and anecdotes.

Of all the jokes, only a handful are good. Now, were the jokes provided by British humourists/comedians, THEN it would have been much better, I think, as the British have a certain sense of humour I quite like.

But when reading this, the key is to look past the joking, as it's quite serious stuff repackaged in a more mainstream/accessible jacket.

Not the best book about philosophy (not that I'm an expert, but I'm sure there's much better writing out there), but a nice read in-between nevertheless. A good introduction to the more serious works, I'd say. ( )

Mostly this is worth reading for the jokes. The author's have a great sense of humor and pick pretty funny material. They say that the jokes are an attempt to illustrate the philosophical ideas they are presenting but that is probably more hit than miss. The other problem is that while they do a really good job of discussing the pros and cons of various philosophies, they do more or less accept one philosophy without any discussion, that accepting a religious explanation is wrong. Still a fun read, but a little intellectually dishonest. ( )

Unlike their earlier book, [b:Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes|180995|Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes|Thomas Cathcart|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1222897338s/180995.jpg|2402271], which was brilliant and witty, this book is neither. They can be forgiven for the heavy subject matter, death, the soul, and afterlife, and for the depressed philosophers who dwelled on them, but not for bad jokes! There are plenty of opportunities for black humor, but I found little that was funny. The jokes seem terribly strained and not very clever whether taken in or out of context. Of course, they may say that I didn't like it because I am in denial, just like everybody else who has not chosen suicide, but I got more pleasure out of reading the existentialist philosophers themselves than listening to this book. I guess they've reached the limit of how far one can carry this style, but I'll give them an extra star for trying. ( )