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E-raamat: Black Sabbath and Philosophy - Mastering Reality: Mastering Reality [Wiley Online]

Edited by (King's College, Pennsylvania, US)
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A philosophical look at heavy metals dark masters of reality, Black Sabbath Black Sabbath is one of the worlds most influential and enduring rock bands. Dubbed the Beatles of heavy metal by Rolling Stone, they helped to define a genre with classic songs like Paranoid, Iron Man, and War Pigs, songs whose lyrics reveal hidden depth and philosophical insight. Their songs confront existential despair, social instability, political corruption, the horrors of war, and the nature of evil. This book explores the wide range of profound ideas in the bands music and lyrics to help you understand Black Sabbath as never before-- A guide to one of the worlds most influential and enduring rock bands discusses and debates essential Black Sabbath topics and themes, providing a deeper appreciation and understanding of the bands members. This ultimate guide to one of the worlds most influential and enduring rock bands--dubbed by Rolling Stone as “the Beatles of heavy metal--discusses and debates essential Black Sabbath topics and themes, providing a deeper appreciation and understanding of the bands members. Original. A philosophical look at heavy metals dark masters of reality, Black SabbathBlack Sabbath is one of the worlds most influential and enduring rock bands. Dubbed the Beatles of heavy metal by Rolling Stone, they helped to define a genre with classic songs like Paranoid, Iron Man, and War Pigs, songs whose lyrics reveal hidden depth and philosophical insight. Their songs confront existential despair, social instability, political corruption, the horrors of war, and the nature of evil. This book explores the wide range of profound ideas in the bands music and lyrics to help you understand Black Sabbath as never before.Discusses and debates essential Black Sabbath topics and themes, such as the problem of evil, War Pigs and the nature of just war theory, whether or not Sabbath is still Sabbath without Ozzy, and whether evil is in the ear of the beholderGives you new perspectives on Black Sabbaths music and lyricsProvides a deeper appreciation and understanding of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, and Ronnie James DioBrings some of historys heaviest thinkers to bear on the bands music, from Aristotle and Nietzsche to Schopenhauer and MarxSo . . . can you help me, occupy my brain? Yes! Start reading Black Sabbath and Philosophy.
Introduction: "What Is This That Stands Before Me?" x
Acknowledgments: They Sold Their Souls for Rock `n' Roll xii
Part I Necessary Evil
1(30)
1 Beyond Good and Evil: Facing Your Demons With Black Sabbath and Existentialism
3(9)
William Irwin
2 Masters of a Better Possible Reality: Conquering Evil With Love
12(8)
Liz Stillwaggon Swan
3 "Is It the End, My Friend?" Black Sabbath's Apocalypse of Horror
20(11)
Brian Froese
Part II Playing Devil's Advocate
31(30)
4 Black Sabbath and the Sound of Evil
33(8)
Joel McIver
5 The Worst of All Possible Worlds: Schopenhauer Meets Sabbath
41(10)
James Heathers
6 Tony Iommi's Hand of Doom: From Plastic Fingertips to Creative Freedom
51(10)
Ken Pepper
Part III The Dark Art of Metal
61(50)
7 The Art of Black Sabbath: Aristotle Joins the Band
63(13)
Greg Littmann
8 Black Sabbath and the Problem of Defining Metal
76(11)
Søren R. Frimodt-Møller
9 Saint Vitus Dance: The Art of Doom
87(9)
Manuel Bremer
Daniel Cohnitz
10 Gods, Drugs, and Ghosts: Finding Dionysus and Apollo in Black Sabbath and the Birth of Heavy Metal
96(15)
Dennis Knepp
Part IV Is It Still Sabbath Without Ozzy?
111(38)
11 It's Not Sabbath Unless Ozzy's the Singer (But It's Fine If You Disagree)
113(13)
James Bondarchuk
12 Fightin' Words: Sabbath Doesn't Need the Ozzman
126(14)
Wesley D. Cray
13 The Name Remains the Same---But Should It?
140(9)
Mark D. White
Part V Symptoms of The Universe
149(41)
14 Wicked World: The Politics of the Supernatural in Black Sabbath
151(12)
Erich Christiansen
15 "Demons, Dreamers, and Madmen": Is Ozzy Going Insane?
163(8)
Kevin McCain
16 "As the War Machine Keeps Turning": Just War Theory, Pacifism, and the War on Terror
171(11)
Jacob M. Held
17 Stop Stereotyping Sabbath: Sex, Subjugation, and Stupidity
182(8)
Robert Arp
Contributors: Children of the Grave 190(5)
Index: The Writ 195
William Irwin is professor of philosophy at Kings College in Pennsylvania. Irwin originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books with Seinfeld and Philosophy in 1999. Irwin has also co-edited The Simpsons and Philosophy and edited The Matrix and Philosophy and Metallica and Philosophy. He is currently the General Editor of The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series.