Title Getting Even
Author Woody Allen
Year Published 1966
Kind of Book Humor/Essays
How strongly I recommend it 7/10
My Impressions Like all of Woody Allen's humor essay books, there were some duds as well as a few lines and essays that cracked me up and really made me think.
Date Read circa 2021
Favorite Quotes
"True, the passage was totally incomprehensible to me, but what of it as long as Kierkegaard was having fun?" pg.20
"Can we actually 'know' the universe? My God, it's hard enough finding your way around in Chinatown." pg.22
[Kant's other titles for Critique of Pure Reason]
"The categorical imperative, and six ways to make it work for you." pg.44
Big Ideas
Philosophers write and philosophize because they think its fun (not because they have some deep need to discover truth)
Unknown Terms
Erudite: Having or showing great knowledge or learning. synonym: learned.
Cosa Nostra: The Sicilian Mafia, also simply known as the Mafia and frequently referred to as _____ by its members,
Dates/Timeline
Things to Google
Notes
"True, the passage was totally incomprehensible to me, but what of it as long as Kierkegaard was having fun?" pg.20
Philosophers write and philosophize because they think its fun (not because they have some deep need to discover truth)
he talks about reading Dostoevsky and the new ‘weight watchers’ magazine on the same plane trip
Comedians read 80% high philosophy 20% Garbage
from Woody Allen’s ‘Getting Even’