{"product_id":"does-santa-exist-a-philosophical-investigation-9780147516428","title":"Does Santa Exist?: A Philosophical Investigation","description":"\u003cb\u003eA humorous philosophical investigation into the existence of Santa from a co-executive producer of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Bang Theory--\u003c\/i\u003ethe perfect stocking stuffer for the deep thinker on everyone's list.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmmy award-winning comedy writer and philosophy scholar Eric Kaplan brilliantly turns a search for the truth about Santa into a laugh-out-loud metaphysical romp. Surveying everything from the analytic philosophy of Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein to Buddhism, Taoism, and Kabbalah, Kaplan alights on comedy--including \u003ci\u003eThe Big Bang Theory\u003c\/i\u003e and Monty Python--as the best way to resolve life's most profound paradoxes, including the existence of perfect moments, Santa, and even God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780147516428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Eric Kaplan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52051645169845,"sku":"9780147516428","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_db2c1f44-127b-4166-bb22-3a2521ad9089.jpg?v=1764047500","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/does-santa-exist-a-philosophical-investigation-9780147516428","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}