Does Santa Exist?
$42.28
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
8 December 2015
Summary
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 S…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349140629 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349140626 |
| Author: | Eric Kaplan |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 8 December 2015 |
| Weight: | 202g |
| Dimensions: | 168mm x 200mm x 20mm |
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Eric Kaplan’s Does Santa Exist? is the funniest book of philosophy since … well, ever
Eric Kaplan is more than a talented comedy writer. He is a deep soul, an intellectual master, and a brilliant communicator of the subtleties of the intersections between faith and logic. He will have you laughing, thinking harder than you’ve ever thought, and falling in love with the process of intellectual exploration all over again. A masterpieceIf you can put this book down, you should see a doctor. Kaplan’s message burrows into the mind, beats up a few beliefs and then leaves with a triumphant bangAbout The Author
Eric Kaplan
Eric Kaplan is an executive producer and writer for The Big Bang Theory. Previously he wrote for The Simpsons, Futurama and Flight of the Conchords. He graduated from Harvard and is currently completing his dissertation in philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley.
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