Does Santa exist? : a philosophical investigation
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Williamson Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
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x, 275 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Metaphysics isn't ordinarily much of a laughing matter. But in the hands of acclaimed comedy writer and scholar Eric Kaplan, a search for the truth about old St. Nick becomes a deeply insightful, laugh-out-loud discussion of the way some things exist but may not really be there. Just like Santa and his reindeer. Even after we outgrow the jolly fellow, the essential paradox persists: There are some things we dearly believe in that are not universally acknowledged as real. In Does Santa Exist? Kaplan shows how philosophy giants Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein strove to smooth over this uncomfortable meeting of the real and unreal—and failed. From there he turns to mysticism's attempts to resolve such paradoxes, surveying Buddhism, Taoism, early Christianity, Theosophy, and even the philosophers at UC Berkeley under whom he studied. Finally, this brilliant comic writer alights on—surprise—comedy as the ultimate resolution of the fundamental paradoxes of life, using examples from The Big Bang Theory, Monty Python’s cheese shop sketch, and many other pop-culture sources.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kaplan, E., & Davis, E. (2014). Does Santa exist?: a philosophical investigation (First edition.). Dutton, Penguin Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kaplan, Eric and Eleanor. Davis. 2014. Does Santa Exist?: A Philosophical Investigation. Dutton, Penguin Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kaplan, Eric and Eleanor. Davis. Does Santa Exist?: A Philosophical Investigation Dutton, Penguin Random House, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kaplan, Eric, and Eleanor Davis. Does Santa Exist?: A Philosophical Investigation First edition., Dutton, Penguin Random House, 2014.
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