Harley-Davidson and Philosophy: Full-Throttle Aristotle (Popular Culture and Philosophy) - Softcover

Rollin, Bernard E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 081269595X ISBN 13: 9780812695953

Publisher: Open Court, 2006

Synopsis

It’s no wonder descriptions of riding often resemble the words of Asian mystics and Jedi knights: The ride causes your senses to open completely. You experience only the present, the now. Readers who prefer revving a Harley to meditating in a Zen garden know that biking is just as contemplative as chanting in the lotus position. Here, philosopher-bikers explore this seeming dichotomy, expounding on intriguing questions such as: Why are the motorcycles the real stars of Easy Rider? What would Marx and Foucault say about Harley riders’ tight leather garb? What’s it like to live a dual life as a philosophy professor who wrenches his own 1965 Electra Glide? Would Jesus hang out in a biker bar or a coffeehouse? And more importantly, would He ride a Harley or a Honda? These witty, provocative essays give readers and riders a new appreciation of what it means to become one with the road.

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Review:

Harley-Davidson and Philosophy: Full Throttle Aristotle provides great insight to the journey of the open road. -- Paul Teutul, Sr., American Chopper(Discovery Channel

In this collection of spirited essays, 14 riders explain what keeps them on their hogs. -- Sacramento Bee, January,2006

About this edition

• Publisher: Open Court
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 081269595X
• ISBN 13: 9780812695953
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292
• Editor: Bernard E. Rollin, Carolyn M. Gray, Kerri Mommer