The Beatles and philosophy : nothing you can think that can't be thunk / edited by Michael Baur and Steven Baur.

Other author Baur, Michael.
Other author Baur, Steven, 1966-
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : Open Court, ©2006.
Descriptionxiii, 301 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Beatles.
Music and philosophy.

SeriesPopular culture and philosophy ; v. 25
Popular culture and philosophy v. 25. ^A490194
Contents Hey dude! Take a Beatles song and make it philosophical -- Part 1: Nothing Is Real: The Beatles On Knowledge And Reality -- 1: That is I think I disagree: skepticism and epistemology in the Beatles / David Detmer -- 2: Time will come when you see we're all one: the Beatles and idealistic monism / Michael Baur -- Part 2: Love You Make: The Beatles And The Philosophy Of Love -- 3: All you need is love: Hegel, love, and community / Jacob M Held -- 4: All my loving: Paul McCartney's philosophy of love / Robert Arp -- Part 3: Dear Prudence, Justice, And Virtue: The Beatles And Moral Philosophy -- 5: Getting better: the Beatles and virtue ethics / James S Spiegel -- 6: She's a woman: the Beatles and the feminist ethic of care / Peggy J Bowers -- Part 4: Why Don't We Do It In The Marketplace? The Beatles And Social Philosophy -- 7: You say that you've got everything you want: the Beatles and the critique of consumer culture / Scotty Calef -- 8: You say you want a revolution: the Beatles and Marx / Steven Baur -- Part 5: Think For Yourself: The Beatles And Existential Philosophy -- 9: Nothing's gonna change my world: the Beatles and the struggle against inauthenticity / Erin Kealey -- 10: George on being and somethingness / Michael H Hoffheimer and Joseph A Hoffheimer -- Part 6: They All Want To Change Your Head: The Beatles And Consciousness-Raising -- 11: Realizing it's all within yourself: the Beatles as surrogate gurus of eastern philosophy / Ronald Lee Zigler -- 12: I'd love to turn you on: the Beatles and the ethics of altered states / Jere O'Neill Surber -- Part 7: We Can Think It Out: The Beatles On The Practice Of Philosophy -- 13: But I can show you a better time: the Beatles and the practice of philosophy / James B South -- 14: Take a sad song and make it better: the Beatles and postmodern thought / James Crooks -- Part 8: Zarathustra's Silver Hammer: The Beatles And Nietzsche -- 15: Fixing metaphysical holes: the Beatles, Nietzsche, and the problem of incompleteness / Rick Mayock -- 16: Beatles as Nietzsche's music-playing Socrates / Paul Swift -- Part 9: Number Nine, Number Nine, Number Nine: The Play Of Language And The Play Of Differences In The Beatles -- 17: Of course Henry the horse dances the waltz: Lennon's lyrical language games / Alexander R Eodice -- 18: Four play with a difference / Richard Falkenstein and John Zeis -- Revolvers: Beatle album discography -- Not a second time: Beatles covers -- Evil all-it's siluap! Those hidden clues -- Fools on the hill -- ABCD, can I bring some philosophers to tea?
Abstract The Beatles rapidly evolved from producing innocent teenage love lyrics to posing profound and disturbing questions about reality. They revolutionized popular songs intellectually as well as musically. Their work and their influence distilled all the enthusiasms and disquiets of the Sixties: the longing for more authentic relationships, the skepticism about radical leaders both spiritual and political, the eager yet critical embrace of consumer culture, the chemically assisted lift-off into inner space. In The Beatles and Philosophy, twenty professional philosophers and ardent Beatles fans take a close look at the thought of the Beatles, and explore the implications of their ideas for life, love, society, politics, and spirituality.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Bibliography noteIncludes discography: p. 245-259.
LCCN 2006028299
ISBN0812696069 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780812696066

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