PhiLOLZophy

Critical Thinking in Digestible Doses

By: Chrissy Stockton, Sarah Heuer

Narrated by: Theresa McCarthy

A popular question in philosophy is "How do I know I exist?" That seems really boring, though. How about, "How can I use logic to get over my ex?" If you really love wisdom, you love it in all situations - you don't need to be spoon fed unsolved problems in philosophy, because you're already analyzing the US Weekly you’re reading or your kinda significant other. Sarah Heuer and Chrissy Stockton are writers living in Minneapolis who are determined to do something more interesting with their philosophy degrees than talk about dead white guys. PhiLOLZophy: Critical Thinking in Digestible Doses helps its listeners think critically about vodka, religion, and sex - proving that brains do have more fun.

©2013 Sarah Heuer and Chrissy Stockton (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

I'm so glad I DIDN'T buy It.

What disappointed you about PhiLOLZophy?

The book invited listeners who love wisdom. Two women were supposed do something more interesting than talk about dead white guys. What is more interesting about swearing at the living?

Has PhiLOLZophy turned you off from other books in this genre?

No. However, if I had college-aged children, I wouldn't send them to the author's Alma Mater.

What about Theresa McCarthy’s performance did you like?

If Theresa weren't such a good reader, I wouldn't have found out that an unedited, bad-mood journal entry actually made it into a book.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

I kept thinking, did I buy this? Why did I buy it? What was I thinking? What did I think it was going to be about? I finally realized I didn't buy it. It was a gift from Audible. At LEAST I didn't buy it.

Starts weak, gets interesting

I first thought this was a weak audiobook I happened to get during a promotion a few weeks ago, but it has its moments and can be listened to in a single session for light listening.

No there there

It’s just sad. This is an educated woman who seems deeply unhappy. I couldn’t get past the first chapter.

Meh

The underlying philosophy was sound, and I enjoyed that they made philosophy practical and enjoyable, but they don't discuss psychology or biology at all. They ask great questions but I don't like the answers. Also, I think I might have a slightly better understanding of philosophy than they expect from their readers, and their disdain for religion was unpalatable.

Stuff and nonsense

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from PhiLOLZophy?

Just about all of it. Every time you think the authors are about to say something truly interesting, they spoil it by making some sort of adolescent "cool" comment involving alcohol or sex.

Any additional comments?

Irritatingly twenty-ish, and even then, only for spoiled, twenty-ish airheads.