Does Santa Exist? A Philosophical Investigation |
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Author:
| Kaplan, Eric |
ISBN: | 978-0-14-751642-8 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2015 |
Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Plume |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $16.00 |
Book Description:
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A humorous philosophical investigation into the existence of Santa from a co-executive producer of The Big Bang Theory--the perfect stocking stuffer for the deep thinker on everyone's list. Emmy award-winning comedy writer and philosophy scholar Eric Kaplan brilliantly turns a search for the truth about Santa into a laugh-out-loud metaphysical romp. Surveying everything from the analytic philosophy of Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein to...
More Description A humorous philosophical investigation into the existence of Santa from a co-executive producer of The Big Bang Theory--the perfect stocking stuffer for the deep thinker on everyone's list.
Emmy award-winning comedy writer and philosophy scholar Eric Kaplan brilliantly turns a search for the truth about Santa into a laugh-out-loud metaphysical romp. Surveying everything from the analytic philosophy of Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein to Buddhism, Taoism, and Kabbalah, Kaplan alights on comedy--including The Big Bang Theory and Monty Python--as the best way to resolve life's most profound paradoxes, including the existence of perfect moments, Santa, and even God.