Black Sabbath and Philosophy
Mastering Reality
A philosophical look at heavy metal’s dark masters of reality, Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath is one of the world’s 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.
Description
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 band’s 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 beholder”
- Gives you new perspectives on Black Sabbath’s music and lyrics
- Provides a deeper appreciation and understanding of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, and Ronnie James Dio
- Brings some of history’s heaviest thinkers to bear on the band’s music, from Aristotle and Nietzsche to Schopenhauer and Marx
So . . . can you help me, occupy my brain? Yes! Start reading Black Sabbath and Philosophy.
Numbered eBooks: 400
Number of Unique Covers: 102
Number of 1:1 Covers: 10
The Sabbath Ritual of Music
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The Halo and the Horn
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The Religious Machine
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The Paranoid
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The Man of Iron
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The Warpigs
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eBook Numbers 4 - 9
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The Bloody Sabbath
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Details
Publisher : Wiley
First Publication Date : 2012
Author : William Irwin
Genres: Music, Non-Fiction, Philosophy
Language : English
Word Count : 60,000
Format : DEA (Decentralized Encrypted Asset)
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Cover Art : Includes 4K hi-resolution book cover
Cardano Policy ID : d963b302b978f202c9949b6f9b0bfa326d9a348515fd0faaf865b7e9
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