Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates is a witty philosophy-meets-humor exploration of life, death, and what comes after. With sharp insights into thinkers like Heidegger, Descartes, Kierkegaard, and Schopenhauer, the authors sprinkle in clever quips—yes, even a joke about a hippo strolling through heaven—to make profound concepts fun and relatable . Whether citing country songs or sitcoms, Cathcart and Klein walk you through mortality in a way that’s both enlightening and entertaining—a smart, lighthearted survey of "the Big D."
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Editorial Review(s)
“This little book is an entertaining and surprisingly informative survey of the ‘Big D’ and its centrality in human life.” —Publishers Weekly
About the Authors
Daniel Martin Klein (b. 1939) holds a philosophy degree from Harvard and co‑authored Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar alongside Thomas Cathcart. A novelist and humorist, Klein has written comedy for performers like Lily Tomlin and Flip Wilson, and is the author of Travels with Epicurus and Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It. He lives in western Massachusetts.
Thomas Cathcart, also Harvard-educated in philosophy, worked in theology and healthcare before teaming with Klein. Together, they penned several philosophy‑meets‑humor hits, including Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar and Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington. Cathcart lives on Cape Cod.
