Funny Philosophy

Most people think of themselves as “good", but it’s not always easy to determine what’s “good” or “bad” - especially in a world filled with complicated choices and pitfalls and booby traps and bad advice. Fortunately, many smart philosophers have been pondering this conundrum for millennia, and they have guidance for us. With bright wit and deep insight, How to Be Perfect explains concepts like deontology, utilitarianism, existentialism, ubuntu, and more, so we can sound cool at parties and become better people.

Sayings, mottos, "pithies", & provocations in poetry & prose, aiding & abetting popular philosophy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This small collection of thought-provokers exists because thought does but happiness doesn’t. If determinism, free belief, possible causes and education get your goat, so will thought and its provokers. If you have worked hard you will have got lucky (or “someone” got it wrong). If we get knowledge through experience, why do we have to get it on our own, ...

There is a lot of stupid research out there. And many stupid questions remain. This book surveys, then builds upon the work of Cipolla, Dunning, Kruger, Peter, Murphy, and other luminous minds to explore the fascinating behaviors of Stupidity, Idiocy and Foolishness...and in doing so discovers the dangerous Villains who would make fools of us all, and a tenuous hope for our own Heroism. Would such heroism be brave … or stupid? The easy and fun way in which this book simplifies mathematically challenging concepts lets you explore the latest advances of qualitative reasoning and computer ...

How can we live a more ethical life? This question has plagued people for thousands of years, but it's never been tougher to answer than it is now. Plus, being anything close to an 'ethical person' requires daily thought and introspection and hard work. To make it a little less overwhelming, this fascinating, accessible and funny book by one of our generation's best writers and adept minds in television comedy, Michael Schur, boils down the whole confusing morass with real life dilemmas

Ever wondered why you're here? Or if that ice cream cone was a free choice or destined from the Big Bang? If so, get ready for a mind-bending, hilarious adventure through philosophy’s greatest questions! Philosophical Puzzles & Peculiar Pickles isn't your standard stuffy philosophy textbook. It tackles the biggies – free will, the mind-body problem, existence, reality itself – but with a wink and a healthy dose of humor. Imagine Plato chatting with Bill and Ted, hilarious thought experiments, and philosophers tripped up by their own paradoxes. This book is for anyone who's ever stared...