{"product_id":"9781405163484","title":"Metallica and Philosophy A Crash Course in Brain Surgery","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMetallica and Philosophy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Crash Course in Brain Surgery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam Irwin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHit the lights and jump in the fire, you're about to enter the School of Rock!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToday's lecture will be a crash course in brain surgery. This hard and fast lesson is taught by instructors who graduated from the old school—they actually paid $5.98 for \u003ci\u003eThe $5.98 EP\u003c\/i\u003e. But back before these philosophy professors cut their hair, they were lieutenants in the Metal Militia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA provocative study of the 'thinking man's' metal band\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaps out the connections between Aristotle, Nietzsche, Marx, Kierkegaard, and Metallica, to demonstrate the band's philosophical significance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses themes in Metallica's work to illuminate topics such as freedom, truth, identity, existentialism, questions of life and death, metaphysics, epistemology, the mind-body problem, morality, justice, and what we owe one another\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on Metallica's lyrical content, Lars Ulrich's relationship with Napster, as well as the documentary \u003ci\u003eSome Kind of Monster\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eServes as a guide for thinking through the work of one of the greatest rock bands of all time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompiled by the editor of \u003ci\u003eSeinfeld and Philosophy: A Book about Everything and Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilliam Irwin\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at King's College, Pennsylvania. He has edited \u003ci\u003eSeinfeld and Philosophy: A Book about Everything and Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer\u003c\/i\u003e (with Mark T. Conard and Aeon J. Skoble); and \u003ci\u003eCritical Thinking: A Student's Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (with Gregory Bassham, H. Nardone, and J. Wallace). He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eIntentionalist Interpretation: A Philosophical Explanation and Defense\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Death and Resurrection of the Author\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 April 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405163484\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311396843660,"sku":"9781405163484","price":26.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405163484_2500ae05-cf1e-484a-8987-feec85ad7e10.jpg?v=1780101279","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405163484","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}