Open Court imprint: 208 books

Leonard Cohen and Philosophy

Various Positions

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Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014

From the early years, when he morphed from celebrated poet to provocative singer-songwriter, to his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Leonard Cohen has endured as one of the most enigmatic and profound figures-with a uniquely compelling voice and unparalleled depth of artistic vision-in...

Music of Yes

Structure and Vision in Progressive Rock

by Bill Martin Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015

Unlike most books on rock music, Music of Yes does not focus on personalities, but instead on musical structures, lyrical vision, and cultural and historical context. Bill Martin situates one of the most creative groups from the progressive rock period, Yes, within the utopian ideals of the sixties...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016

Among the topics explored in David Bowie and Philosophy are the nature of Bowie as an institution; Bowie’s work in many platforms, including movies and TV; Bowie’s spanning of low and high art, and his relation to Warhol; the influence of Buddhism and Kabuki theater; the recurring theme of Bowie...

Led Zeppelin and Philosophy

All Will Be Revealed

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Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011

Led Zeppelin, who bestrode the world of rock like a colossus, have continually grown in popularity and influence since their official winding up in 1980. They exasperated critics and eluded classification, synthesizing blues, rock, folk, rockabilly, funk, classical, country, Indian, and Arabic techniques....

Rush and Philosophy

Heart and Mind United

by Jim Berti, Durrell Bowman
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011

The progressive/hard rock band Rush has never been as popular as it is now. A documentary film about the band, Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, which was released in the summer of 2010 has been universally well received. They had a cameo in the movie I Love You Man. Their seven-part song “2112”...

The Rolling Stones and Philosophy

It's Just a Thought Away

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Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2011

From their commanding role in the so-called British Invasion of the early 1960s to their status as the elder statesmen (and British Knight) of rock and roll, the Stones have become more than an evanescent phenomenon in pop culture. They have become a touchstone not only for the history of our times-their...

Avant Rock

Experimental Music from the Beatles to Bjork

by Bill Martin
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015

In Avant Rock,, music writer Bill Martin explores how avant-garde rock emerged from the social and political upheaval of the sixties. He covers the music from its early stages, revealing its influences outside of rock, from musicians such as John Cage and Cecil Taylor, to those more closely related...

Jung's Map of the Soul

An Introduction

by Murray Stein
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1998

More than a mere overview, the book offers readers a strong grounding in the basic principles of Jung's analytical psychology in addition to illuminating insights.

Louis C.K. and Philosophy

You Don't Get to Be Bored

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Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2016

Charlie Rose has called Louis C.K. “the philosopher-king of comedy,” and many have detected philosophical profundity in Louis’s comedy, some of which has been watched tens of millions of times on YouTube and elsewhere. Louis C.K. and Philosophy is designed to help Louis’s fans connect the dots...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2015

The Princess Bride is the 1987 satirical adventure movie that had to wait for the Internet and DVDs to become the most quoted of all cult classics. The Princess Bride and Philosophy is for all those who have wondered about the true meaning of “Inconceivable!,” why the name “Roberts” uniquely...

Orphan Black and Philosophy

Grand Theft DNA

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Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016

In Orphan Black, several apparently unconnected women discover that they are exact physical doubles, that there are more of them out there, that they are all illegally produced clones, and that someone is having them killed. They find themselves in the midst of a secret and violent struggle between...

Our Spiritual Crisis

Recovering Human Wisdom in a Time of Violence

by Michael N. Nagler, Lewis S. Mudge
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2011

Michael Nagler argues that problems now faced by American society spring from a false way of looking at the world,based on the premise that material things are fundamental, consciousness merely derivative. He advocates a return to the ancient and Eastern spritual view that consciousness is fundamental. In...

The Revolutionary Kant

A Commentary on the Critique of Pure Reason

by Graham Bird
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013

The Revolutionary Kant offers a new appreciation of Kant’s classic, arguing that Kant's reform of philosophy was far more radical than has been previously understood. The book examines his proposed revolutionary reform - to abandon traditional metaphysics and point philosophy in a new direction...

Discworld and Philosophy

Reality Is Not What It Seems

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Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016

In Discworld, unlike our own frustrating Roundworld, everything makes sense. The world is held up by elephants standing on the back of a swimming turtle who knows where he’s going, the sun goes round the world every day, so it doesn’t have to be very hot, and things always happen because someone...
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