Tom was a probation officer, worked with street gangs in Chicago, does similar work with physicians to Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and was chief operating officer of a hospital, all the time to go and dropping out of schools different deity. For more information, contact Jenny Rae, Lenox Library, at 41 x113 or or visit the Library’s Calendar of Events at authors of Plato and Platypus Walk into a barĪfter majoring in philosophy at Harvard, Tom and Dan continued the usual philosophical career. The program is free and open to the public. The Distinguished Lecture Series, now in its second year, explores a wide variety of topics.
Klein’s talk is the next in a series of monthly lectures at the Lenox Library, organized and hosted by Professor Jeremy Yudkin. Klein will be available to sign copies of his previous two books of humor which will be for sale at the event, co-sponsored by The Bookstore in Lenox. Daniel Klein is also the co-inventor of the board game “Group Therapy.”įollowing his talk, Mr. He has also written 30 books, fiction and nonfiction, including a mystery series featuring Elvis Presley as a detective (Kill Me Tender, Blue Suede Clues, etc.). A Harvard University philosophy major, he has therefore naturally worked as a writer for television comedies and quiz shows, writing jokes for such comedians as Flip Wilson, Lily Tomlin, and impressionist David Fry. Klein is also the co-author of the international bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy through Jokes. This book deconstructs the double-talk, high-falutin’ prose, and deliberate disingenuousness of politicians.
Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak through Philosophy and Jokes, co-authored with “the other philosophy guy”, Thomas Cathcart. Klein’s lecture is titled, “My Latest Novel – I’m Serious this Time!”, and will feature his upcoming novel, The History of Now, due out in March 2009 from Permanent Press. Author, humorist, and philosopher Daniel Klein will speak at the Lenox Library on Sunday, February 15, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm.
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