Philosophy on the Go

by Joey Green

We may be a society perpetually on-the-go, but we've still got a little downtime when we go. In just a few short sittings, The Bathroom Professor (TM) series helps make any reader a scintillating cocktail party guest, successful game show contestant, or basic, well-rounded person. This debut title, Philosophy on the Go , introduces all the great philosophers through the ages, from Socrates to Sartre. Wildly entertaining, the fun and informative lessons delve into the philosophies of ancient and moderns alike, and confirm once and for all that Kierkegaard is not a brand of deodorant. Always wanted to brush up your knowledge on life's biggest philosophical questions? You're just a few rest stops away from having all the answers.

Genres: Philosophy

272 pages, Paperback

First published April 2, 2007

About the author

Joey Green, a former contributing editor to National Lampoon and a former advertising copywriter at J. Walter Thompson, is the author of more than sixty (yes, sixty) books, including Not So Normal Norbert with James Patterson, Last-Minute Travel Secrets, Last-Minute Survival Secrets, Contrary to Popular Belief, Clean It! Fix It! Eat It!, the best-selling Joey Green's Magic Brands series, The Mad Scientist Handbook series, The Zen of Oz, and You Know You've Reached Middle Age If...—to name just a few.

Joey has appeared on dozens of national television shows, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning America, and The View. He has been profiled in the New York Times, People magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today, and he has been interviewed on hundreds of radio shows.

A native of Miami, Florida, and a graduate of Cornell University—where he was the political cartoonist on the Cornell Daily Sun and founded the campus humor magazine, the Cornell Lunatic (still publishing to this very day)—Joey lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews

[Keith · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's a primer that has too many attempts at jokes and only acknowledged women in philosophy with the final chapter while acknowledging the sexism of the area and following it up by still calling them "hotties".

[Elly Sands · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well my book didn't have this cover so I had no idea that the title referred to a bathroom activity! Regardless it was so much fun to read. I totally enjoy these books where humor is mixed in with the very serious philosophers. Here's a question he asks on the back of the book: "Is the fabric of the universe washable or permanent press"?.....and another "What's the difference between Plato and Play-Doh"? Yeah, I do enjoy this sort of thing.

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book includes both quotes from and facts about many of history’s best known philosophers. It also includes thoughts by the author. You are going to want to skip every single word written by the author and read only that which he would have copied from another source. Trust me

[Grady Ormsby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Part of the Bathroom Professor series. Indeed, I did read it in the bathroom. Informative and silly at the same time. Designed to amuse and educate.

[Mark Mansfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must have for anybody remotely interested in the philosophical minded