Pink Floyd and Philosophy: Careful with That Axiom, Eugene! (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780812696363)

Pink Floyd's sound and light shows in the 1960s defined psychedelia, but their later recordings combined rock, orchestral music, literature, and philosophy. Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall ignored pop music's usual strictures to focus on themes of madness, despair, brutality, and alienation. Here, 16 scholars set delve into the heart of Pink Floyd by examining ideas, concepts, and problems usually encountered not in a rock band's lyrics but in the pages of Heidegger, Foucault, and Sartre. These include the meaning of existence, the individual's place in society, the contradictions of art and commerce, and the blurry line between genius and madness. The band's dynamic history allows the writers to explore controversies about intellectual property, the nature of authorship, and whether wholes, especially in the case of rock bands, are more than the sum of their parts.

Author: George A. Reisch
ISBN-10: 0812696360
ISBN-13: 9780812696363
Publisher: Open Court
Language: English
Published: 11/28/2007
Pages: 316
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.08w x 0.73d