The Beatles and Philosophy: Nothing You Can Think That Can't Be Thunk - Edited by Michael Baur and Steve Baur
From "She Loves You" to "In the End" the Beatles sang of the healing power of love. In the midst of social unrest and moral confusion they possessed a bedrock hopefulness: "take a sad song and make it better." They wrestled with our grasp of reality and challenged authority: "Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see." Certainly, the Beatles weren't philosophers, but they were gifted artists. Their forays into hedonism, existentialism, Marxism, alternative consciousness, metaphysics, and language (both nonsensical and meaningful) provide rich fodder for discussion. Though this book is heavy in technical philosophical terminology and argument, it is profoundly fun for a Beatles fan.