Neil Young and Philosophy

Neil Young and Philosophy examines the music, career, and life of Neil Young from a variety of philosophical perspectives in ethics, socio-political thought, and aesthetics. It will be of great interest both to Neil Young fans and to scholars and teachers of philosophy and culture.

List of contents

Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Primal and Spontaneous: Neil Young's Aesthetics of Authenticity
Michael Forest
Neil Young and Creativity
Douglas L. Berger
Lawsuits, Master Narratives, and Artistic Commodification
Matthew W. Mitchell
Extended Mind and the Music of Trans
Bruce Umbaugh
Neil Young: Lover of Sun, Moon-and Cars
Douglas R. Anderson
Neil Young and American Indians: Politics, Lyrics and Authenticity.
Lee Hester
Memory and Relationships in the Work and Music of Neil Young
Jared Sizer
Images of Women in the Music and Life of Neil Young
Erin McKenna
Neil Young's Search for the Simple Life
Andrew Watson and Simon Riches
Listening with Neil Young's Vulnerable Voice and the Ethics of Care.
Mike Jostedt
Contributors

About the author

Douglas L. Berger is professor of global and comparative philosophy and the director of the center for intercultural philosophy at Leiden University.

Summary

Neil Young and Philosophy examines the music, career, and life of Neil Young from a variety of philosophical perspectives in ethics, socio-political thought, and aesthetics. It will be of great interest both to Neil Young fans and to scholars and teachers of philosophy and culture.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas L. Berger
• Assisted by: Douglas L. Berger (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781498505116
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-0511-6
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: The Philosophy of Popular Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Rock, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Rock & Pop music, PHILOSOPHY / Social, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, Social & political philosophy, Popular Music