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Rush and Philosophy book released

Sat, Apr 30, 2011@11:53AM | comments removed/disabled

UPDATE - 5/1@8:56PM: You can check out the table of contents here and read the book's intro at this link (thanks John at Cygnus-X1.net.

Open Court Publishing's latest installment in their Popular Culture and Philosophy book series - Rush and Philosophy - has begun shipping from Amazon.com and other retailers despite having a listed release date of May 10th. Longtime Rush and philosophy author Durrell Bowman along with Jim Berti are the co-editors of the 305-page anthology which is divided into 4 sections containing 21 essays with a complete title of Rush and Philosophy: Heart and Mind United. You can order your copy at this link. Thanks to Kelly M for the heads up.

The Culture and Philosophy book series are collections of essays by academic philosophers exploring the meanings, concepts, and puzzles within television shows, movies, music and other icons of popular culture. Since its inception in 2000 with Seinfeld and Philosophy: A Book about Everything and Nothing the series has published over 40 titles including Lord of the Rings and Philosophy, Star Wars and Philosophy, Bob Dylan and Philosophy and Pink Floyd and Philosophy. Other books on Rush and philosophy include 1998's Mystic Rhythms: The Philosophical Vision of Rush, 2002's A Simple Kind Mirror: The Lyrical Vision of Rush, and last year's Rush, Rock Music and the Middle Class: Dreaming in Middletown.

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