I Think, Therefore I Draw: Understanding Philosophy Through Cartoons

Inimitable! A pure delight. I read it through once for fun. And it was. And again to educate myself. And I did! Tom and Dan do it again! Few things in the life of an octogenarian are as delightfully entertaining as this little gem.

I began starting my day with this book and read a section each morning. Insightful with a sublime ironic twist in the author's explanations. Delightful!

A fascinating trip into the teachings of the greatest philosophers. Recommended reading for everyone interested in life-changinginsights of illuminated philosophers

Everything as promised.

The book was going well for me until I got to - "Place your bets, please". The authors write about Pascal's wager as if he had said something profound - basically Pascal lived when brutal Kings ruled with an iron fist. As they say uneasy lies the crown, hence it paid a King/Dictator to reward his supporters and kick out/kill/abuse those suspected against him. Christianity/Islam used this King as their template for God and Pascal was simply saying - "get down on your knees to the King/God, he will reward you or else!"We see plenty of Dictators, warlords, gang leaders use these tactics - and we are supposed to be impressed that God uses the same methods? And this is coming from educated people living in free societies? Honestly the way religion is able to brainwash even the best of us is unbelievable!Pascal simply reflected the ideas of his times, & to think we are still brainlessly following such primitive ideas of God is disappointing to say the leastAs with all religious people the forked tongue made its appearance here - during the body of this chapter the authors talk about morals and ethics and then end with "believe!" What does one have anything to do with the other? Plenty of scum buckets are believers - we have pedophiles, mass murderers, wife-abusers among the believers and plenty of good people are non-believers. So if an Atheist saves a child from a Pedophile, the pedophile gets to go to Heaven because he is a believer and the Atheist gets hell because he does not?And this book is supposed to teach us morals or something?But when we understand that the template for God is a King/Dictator such ideas make sense - no matter how good a person might be no King would allow a disloyal person(unbeliever) to remain in his kingdom, he would be kicked out or worse(hell), but quite a few Kings would look the other way if a strong supporter(believer) turned out to be a scumbag, and so yes, according to religions who push beliefs the pedophile would get heaven whereas the Atheist would get hellReligion and Morals & Ethics do not mix

A pleasant read, mostly for the selection of clever cartoons of the kind you’d (literally) find in Punch or the New Yorker which are accompanied by short pastiches discussing this philosophical idea or that. A few interesting anecdotes and observations but nothing more and very often the connection to the featured cartoon was somewhat stretched to the point of not really being there.A college professor in philosophy might find some of these useful to hilite a lecture. It might also make a nice inexpensive gift to a college aged student just beginning to study philosophy as a motivator.

At last a book that takes philosophy out of the stuffy groves of academe! The authors take a lighthearted approach and bring up a trove of philosophical questions that all of us have, but have learned never to ask an academic friend without risking being put to sleep. This book delves into the "big questions" in a way that both explains and amuses - a neat trick.Also the book would be a salvation for any undergraduate student who needs some relief after trying to understand, for instance, St. Anselm's proof of the existence of God. I never understood that one, but was embarrassed to say so. Cathcart and Klien now make me rest easy. For the non-student this book is a pain-free, instructive, and funny.

This book was a funny and quick read. The co-authors, both humorists and very knowledgable in philosophy, provide the reader with funny nuggets based on different cartoons. The authors connect their text to the cartoon, and explain how a particular philosopher or philosopher relates to the cartoon. You can tell that they are seasoned humor writers as their punch lines are carefully crafted and delivered.

Continuing their fantastic approach to discuss philosophy through jokes and now through cartoons is impressingly great. I love it.

Good book, was ever by these authors = clever, informative and funny.

Another good book by Klien and Cathcart.

Got really hyped about it, I'm a visual person and was excited to get it. Really, no .. philosophical meat to it.Disappointed, and missed the return window. Ah well.

Awesome