I believe that, at one time in our lives, we were able to come across a philosophical paper or article that’s pretty technical and really difficult to understand that it made us scratch our heads in confusion. Thankfully, we have other ways to learn about philosophy and that is by having someone explain a philosophical joke to you. Not only do you learn philosophy, you also learn a new joke for you to tell your friends!
Big Think gives us five philosophical jokes as well as the philosophy behind them. Here’s one from the five.
Thales walks into a coffee shop and orders a cup. He takes a sip and immediately spits it out in disgust, he looks up at the barista and shouts, "What is this, water?"
Thales is commonly referred to as "The First Philosopher" because he is the earliest philosopher whose name we know…
His best-known idea is his metaphysics; he argued that water was the basis of all other substances. No matter how unaquatic something might seem to be (think of dry dust or fire) Thales argued that as it comes from water, and it remains water at the most fundamental level despite its changing traits.
Check out the other philosophical jokes over at the site.
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I highly recommend the book "Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar." It does an outstanding job of teaching philosophy with jokes.
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