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Stop Me If You've Heard This : A History and Philosophy of Jokes by Jim Holt
$24.95 AUD
Category: Humour
Why do we laugh? Where do jokes come from? And have we always laughed at the same things? In this unique, witty and fascinating little book of history and philosophy, Jim Holt reveals all - and throws in the best jokes from the past 2,000 years.A priest, a rabbi and a minister walk into bar. 'What is th ...Show more
Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story by Jim Holt
$35.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Reading Level: very good
Whether framed philosophically as "Why is there a world rather than nothing at all?" or more colloquially as "But, Mommy, who made God?" the metaphysical mystery about how we came into existence remains the most fractious and fascinating question of all time. Following in the footsteps of Christopher Hi ...Show more
Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story by Jim Holt
$29.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
An irreverent sleuth tackles the riddle of existence that has puzzled man since the dawn of time. 'Why is there a world rather than nothing at all?' remains the most curious and most enduring of all metaphysical mysteries. Moving away from the narrower paths of Christopher Hitchens, Roger Penrose and St ...Show more
Why Does the World Exist?: One Man's Quest for the Big Answer by Jim Holt
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
'Why is there a world rather than nothing at all?' remains the most curious and most enduring of all metaphysical mysteries. Moving away from the narrower paths of Christopher Hitchens, Roger Penrose and Stephen Hawking, the celebrated essayist Jim Holt now enters this fascinating debate with his broad, ...Show more
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