The Beatles and Philosophy: Nothing You Can Think that Can't Be Thunk

Michael Baur

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Language: English

Published by Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S., 2006

0812696069 / 9780812696066

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The most popular musical group of all time, the Beatles also brought serious thought to the bubble gum-scented world of pop and rock music, with adventurous, profound, and sometimes mysterious lyrics that veered from the deliberate absurdity of I Am the Walrus? to the rosy Rousseau-like fantasy of When I?m 64? to the darkly existential/nihilist visions of Eleanor Rigby? and A Day in the Life.? In this lively new book, 20 Beatles-loving philosophers offer fresh insight into the lives and words of the Fab Four. Among the topics investigated are the groups? critique of consumer culture; John Lennon and the Cold War; Paul McCartney?s philosophy of love, community, and politics; the Beatles? struggle against the inauthentic; the ethics of chemically changed states of consciousness; the metaphysical standing of popularized Eastern meditation; and skepticism in the Beatles? worldview. Like earlier titles in this popular series, The Beatles and Philosophy discusses complex issues in an enjoyable, highly readable fashion.…

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Title
The Beatles and Philosophy: Nothing You Can Think that Can't Be Thunk
Author
Michael Baur
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Publication year
2006
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Fair
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
0812696069
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9780812696066

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