The Beatles and Philosophy: Nothing You Can Think that Can't Be Thunk
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Beatles and Philosophy: Nothing You Can Think that Can't Be Thunk
By (Author) Michael Baur
Edited by Steven A. Baur
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
25th October 2006
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
190
Physical Properties
Paperback
288
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
439g
Description
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 Im 64 to the darkly existential ihilist 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 McCartneys 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.
