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Posted by Metallifreak on 11.04.2007 at19:46:

  Metallica and Philosophy

Hey dudes,

today I had the new book "Metallica and Philosophy" in my postbox. Many thanx to William Irwin for sening my a copy. I will wirte an personal review too, after I have finished reading.



You can also have a short preview below to read Chapter 7, "Metallica, Nietzsche, and Marx: The Immorality of Morality" if you
click here

Just try to grab one, it's really interesting and worth.


A small edit note by William himsel
My name is Bill Irwin, and, like you, I'm a member of the Metallica Fan Club.

My new book, Metallica and Philosophy: A Crash Course in Brain Surgery, will be published April 6. Please see the press release attached. My publisher, Blackwell, would like to send you a free copy prior to the book's official publication. If you are interested in receiving a copy of the book, please send me your mailing address in response to this e-mail.

For a preview click below to read Chapter 7, "Metallica, Nietzsche, and Marx: The Immorality of Morality"

http://www.secularhumanism.org/metallica.pdf

Click below to read Chapter 8, "Metallica's Existential Freedom: From We to I and Back Again"

http://www.encycmet.com/news/2007-03-09.shtml

Please forward the links to the preview chapters and the attached press release to members of your chapter and to all the Metallica fans you know.

Thanks. And metal up your ass!

Sincerely,
Bill Irwin

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Posted by Livestrong on 12.04.2007 at10:33:

  RE: Metallica and Philosophy

Sounds very interesting to me man, do you have the guy's email address at all?

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Posted by Marmetal on 12.04.2007 at18:52:

 

Congrats Jorg, this book must be very interesting and clever.

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Posted by Metallifreak on 12.04.2007 at21:26:

  RE: Metallica and Philosophy

quote:

Original von Livestrong Sounds very interesting to me man, do you have the guy's email address at all?

William Irwin
Series Editor,
The Blackwell Philosophy and PopCulture Series
Associate Professor of Philosophy
King’s College
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
(570) 208–5900 ext. 5493
wtirwin@Kings.edu

http://staff.kings.edu/wtirwin/index.htm

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Posted by cradle on 13.04.2007 at14:45:

 

was genau ist das , mit cds oder ?!?!?!

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Posted by Metallifreak on 13.04.2007 at15:35:

 

quote:

Original von cradle was genau ist das , mit cds oder ?!?!?!

EIN BUCH! AUF PHILOSOPHISCHER BASIS

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Posted by Livestrong on 13.04.2007 at22:52:

  RE: Metallica and Philosophy

quote:

William Irwin Series Editor, The Blackwell Philosophy and PopCulture Series Associate Professor of Philosophy King’s College Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 (570) 208–5900 ext. 5493 wtirwin@Kings.edu http://staff.kings.edu/wtirwin/index.htm

Cheers for that

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Posted by Metallifreak on 13.04.2007 at22:56:

 

No problem mate

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Posted by Livestrong on 14.04.2007 at00:45:

  Book description in the latest issue of the British Metal Hammer

An entire Pseud's Corner waiting to happen? "What can Descartes and 'One' tell us about the relationship between the mind and the body?" What indeed?
This collection of essays links Metallica's ideas with philosophers from Aristotle to Foucault, engaging with the big ideas of the past 2,500 years.
Intellectual snobs and proud lowbrows alike may dismiss this as a joke - though obviously not respected academic publishers Blackwell - and indeed some of the connections between Hetfield and Camus on the problem of suicide, for example, seem just a tad tenuous.
But then as an introduction to some of the major schools of thought it is no less worthy than popular books like Sophie's World that have also sought to bring philosophy to the mass market.

The book was rated with 7 out of 10 points.

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Posted by Metallifreak on 21.04.2007 at17:06:

 

Here is an update by Bill, so check it out




Hi Jörg,

I'm happy to say that the chapter "Through the Mist and the Madness: Metallica's Message of Nonconformity, Individuality, and Truth" is now featured on Liberty's website.

http://www.libertyunbound.com/

Please share this link with your Metalli-friends.

Thanks,
Bill

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Posted by cradle on 30.04.2007 at11:19:

 

@ jörg, can you make 2-3 photos from the book ?
i tx you very mutch bro !

have a nice 1 mai tonight

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Posted by Livestrong on 10.05.2007 at12:23:

 

Another update from Bill dudes

Hi Bernd,

Here is a link to the newsletter of the Virginia chapter of the Metallica fan club. One of the book's contributors is a member and wrote a nice piece.
http://www.virginiafuel.com/EFI7.1/main.html


Please share it with friends and members of your chapter.

Best,

Bill

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Posted by Metallifreak on 10.05.2007 at18:26:

 

I posted the same already

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Posted by Livestrong on 11.05.2007 at12:20:

 

quote:

Originally posted by Metallifreak I posted the same already

It doesn't matter, as we long we can share our knowledge

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Posted by cradle on 15.05.2007 at11:13:

 

hi. i have become a promo book from bill again, its very nice and fun to read !

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Posted by Livestrong on 31.05.2007 at12:56:

 

I received a copy from Bill last week, as well

Now I just need to find some time reading it.....