ERIC KAPLAN is a co-executive producer of (and writer for) the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory . Previously he wrote for the Late Show with David Letterman , Futurama (for which he won an Emmy Award), and Flight of the Conchords . Kaplan graduated from Harvard and is currently completing his PhD dissertation in philosophy at UC Berkeley.
A humorous philosophical investigation into the existence of Santa--from a co-executive producer of The Big Bang Theory
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.
Finally Kaplan delves deeper into what this means, from how our physical brains work to his own personal confrontations with life's biggest questions: If we're all going to die, what's the point of anything? What is a perfect moment? What can you say about God? Or Santa?
这世上无论什么都因人而异 看书前不一定必须要看它的短评 不要总是做一个被牵着鼻子走的人 既然讨厌它何必要花钱去买罪受 让它去虐待你的精神世界? 在我看来 它是一本有趣的大众哲学 尽管文字描述也不算浅显易懂 但是它丰富了我的世界!
评分其实英文原版叫《Does Santa Exist?》圣诞老人存在吗?中文翻译为了哗众取宠,取了这么个不靠谱的名字,不过这些年出版商为了迎合市场,书名早就越来越糟糕了,出版商们忘记了,好的公司不是去迎合市场,应该是去引导市场。时尚亦如此。 抛开书名的翻译问题不说,书的内容也...
评分 评分逻辑存在的意义就是将我们从自相矛盾的困境中拯救出来,带入能够自圆其说的新境地。 每天自然捧腹大笑三次有助于身体健康。 创造性其实就是一种对自己的承诺。如果我们一直重复之前的工作,那就谈不上创造性,不过是在剽窃过去的自己罢了。 如果你不想显得很傻,按照实践理性主...
评分逻辑存在的意义就是将我们从自相矛盾的困境中拯救出来,带入能够自圆其说的新境地。 每天自然捧腹大笑三次有助于身体健康。 创造性其实就是一种对自己的承诺。如果我们一直重复之前的工作,那就谈不上创造性,不过是在剽窃过去的自己罢了。 如果你不想显得很傻,按照实践理性主...
在"未读"的推荐图书里看到了中文版《本书书名无法描述本书内容》,Eric Kaplan是生活大爆炸的编剧。 偷懒就找了原版读。惊喜一是插画很喜欢, by Eleanor Davis,二是读到最后一章才能明白标题,如果说这种绕脑无聊的书毫无意义,那确实是没有读懂。
评分一下午在广图读完了,纯粹是被封面和书名吸引。通俗易懂的哲学书,比较浅显,但文风幽默,很有大爆炸的feel~
评分莫名的感动
评分嬉皮笑脸的讲哲学
评分嬉皮笑脸的讲哲学
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