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Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates

Using Philosophy (and Jokes!) to Explore Life, Death, the Afterlife, and Everything in Between

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Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates

By: Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein
Narrated by: Thomas Cathcart
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From the authors of the bestselling Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . ., a new book on the meaning of death (and life, too).©2009 Thomas Cathcart; (P)2009 Penguin Funny Philosophy Sociology Witty Satire Literature & Fiction Nepal

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Although I think it has less jokes than the last books, it covers a surprising amount of ground on the subjects of death. Really good addition to the series!

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Love the way these guys take a potentially difficult topic and bring humor to it in a way that's very informative. Good discussion and information from a variety of different perspectives. Would definitely recommend.

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Very informative

Great humor for a hard topic

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Unlike their earlier book, "Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar," which was brilliant and witty, this book is neither. They can be forgiven for the heavy subject matter, death, the soul, and afterlife, and for the depressed philosophers who dwelled on them, but not for bad jokes! There are plenty of opportunities for black humor, but I found little that was funny. The jokes seem terribly strained and not very clever whether taken in or out of context. Of course, they may say that I didn't like it because I am in denial, just like everybody else who has not chosen suicide, but I got more pleasure out of reading the existentialist philosophers themselves than listening to this book. I guess they've reached the limit of how far one can carry this style, but I'll give them an extra star for trying.

Straining too much; not funny.

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