The Beatles and philosophy : nothing you can think that can't be thunk /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:Chicago, Ill. : Open Court, 2006.
Description:xiii, 301 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 25
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6201754
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Other authors / contributors:Baur, Michael.
Baur, Steven, 1966-
ISBN:9780812696066 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
0812696069 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes discography: p. 245-273.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"A collection of essays explores philosophical aspects of the Beatles' music, lyrics, and political acitivities. Topics addressed include: skepticism and epistemology, the philosophy of love, altered consciousness and drug culture, and Marxism and social philosophy"--Provided by publisher.
Table of Contents:
  • Hey Dude! Take a Beatles Song and Make It Philosophical
  • I. Nothing Is Real: The Beatles on Knowledge and Reality
  • 1. That Is I Think I Disagree: Skepticism and Epistemology in the Beatles
  • 2. And the Time Will Come When You See We're All One: The Beatles and Idealistic Monism
  • II. The Love You Make: The Beatles and the Philosophy of Love
  • 3. All You Need Is Love: Hegel, Love, and Community
  • 4. All My Loving: Paul McCartney's Philosophy of Love
  • III. Dear Prudence, Justice, and Virtue: The Beatles and Moral Philosophy
  • 5. Getting Better: The Beatles and Virtue Ethics
  • 6. She's a Woman: The Beatles and the Feminist Ethic of Care
  • IV. 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
  • 8. You Say You Want a Revolution: The Beatles and Marx
  • V. Think for Yourself: The Beatles and Existential Philosophy
  • 9. Nothing's Gonna Change My World: The Beatles and the Struggle Against Inauthenticity
  • 10. George on Being and Somethingness
  • VI. 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
  • 12. I'd Love to Turn You On: The Beatles and the Ethics of Altered States
  • VII. 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
  • 14. Take a Sad Song and Make It Better: The Beatles and Postmodern Thought
  • VIII. Zarathustra's Silver Hammer: The Beatles and Nietzsche
  • 15. Fixing Metaphysical Holes: The Beatles, Nietzsche, and the Problem of Incompleteness
  • 16. The Beatles as Nietzsche's Music-Playing Socrates
  • IX. Number Nine, Number Nine, Number Nine: The Play of Language and the Play of Differences in the Beatles
  • 17. And of Course Henry the Horse Dances the Waltz: Lennon's Lyrical Language Games
  • 18. Four Play With a Difference
  • Revolvers: Beatle Album Discography
  • Not a Second Time: Beatles Covers
  • Evil All-It's Siluap! Those Hidden Clues
  • The Fools on the Hill
  • ABCD, Can I Bring Some Philosophers to Tea?