Harley-Davidson and Philosophy

Full-Throttle Aristotle

von Bernard E Rollin

292 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• ISBN: 9780812695953
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.02.2006
• Größe: 231 x 159 mm
• Verlag: Open Court
• Herausgegeben von: Kerri Mommer, Carolyn M Gray, Cynthia Pineo