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Pooh and the Philosophers : In Which It Is Shown That All of Western Philosophy Is Merely a Preamble to Winnie-The-Pooh
Pooh and the Philosophers In Which It Is Shown That All of Western Philosophy Is Merely a Preamble to Winnie-The-Pooh Author:John Tyerman Williams In this splendidly preposterous volume, John Tyerman Williams sets out to prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the whole of Western philosophy--from the ancient Greeks to the existentialists of this century--may be found in the works of A.A. Milne. Williams shows how Pooh--referred to here as "the Great Bear"-- explains and illuminat... more »es the most profound ideas of the great thinkers, from Aristotle and Plato to Sartre and Camus.
This entertaining and instructive excursion through previously uncharted areas of the World of Pooh will be a delight and a revelation to lovers of the Bear as well as to students of philosophy. Even Pooh's most ardent fans may have hitherto underestimated his cosmic importance. This book will confirm, once and for all, what many have long suspected--that Pooh is a Bear of Enormous Brain.« less