Heidegger and a hippo walk through those pearly gates : using philosophy (and jokes!) to explain life, death, the afterlife, and everything in between
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Cathcart, Thomas, 1940-
Contributors
Klein, Daniel M.
Published
New York : Viking, 2009.
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viii, 245 pages : ill. ; 19 cm.
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Moab Library - Adult Non-fiction Book
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Death -- Humor.
Death.
Future life -- Humor.
Future life.
Immortality -- Humor.
Immortality.

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Published
New York : Viking, 2009.
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Book
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-236) and index.
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The new book by the bestselling authors of Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar is a hilarious take on the philosophy, theology, and psychology of mortality and immortality. That is, Death. The authors pry open the coffin lid on this one, looking at the Big D and also its prequel, Life, and its sequel, the Hereafter. Philosophers such as Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Camus, and Sartre have been wrestling with the meaning of death for as long as they have been wrestling with the meaning of life. Fortunately, humorists have been keeping pace with the major thinkers by creating gags about dying. Death's funny that way--it gets everybody's attention. Death has gotten a bad rap. It's time to take a closer look at what the Deep Thinkers have to say on the subject, and there are no better guides than Cathcart and Klein.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Cathcart, T., & Klein, D. M. (2009). Heidegger and a hippo walk through those pearly gates: using philosophy (and jokes!) to explain life, death, the afterlife, and everything in between . Viking.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cathcart, Thomas, 1940- and Daniel M. Klein. 2009. Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates: Using Philosophy (and Jokes!) to Explain Life, Death, the Afterlife, and Everything in between. Viking.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cathcart, Thomas, 1940- and Daniel M. Klein. Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates: Using Philosophy (and Jokes!) to Explain Life, Death, the Afterlife, and Everything in between Viking, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Cathcart, Thomas, and Daniel M Klein. Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates: Using Philosophy (and Jokes!) to Explain Life, Death, the Afterlife, and Everything in between Viking, 2009.

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