Through this blog I intend to explore the philosophy behind popular music. This will be kind of like The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'Oh of Homer except for music. I'm interested in the intersection of pop philosophy (nee folk philosophy as it is called) and popular culture. Proper philosophers stay away from this area for one main reason: inconsistency. Philosophers are renowned for their precision and consistency of argument. While philosophers claim to be exploring the deepest questions of the world and the meaning of life, most of what they explore is the meaning of words (insert Wittgenstein citation here). Pop music often takes the opposite position. It deals in the effects of words and makes no claim as to the larger questions of life and the world.
So, every week or so I will break down a song or two and analyze the philosophical themes. Sound like fun?
Here it goes...
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