Rush : life, liberty and the pursuit of excellence / Robert Freedman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freedman, Robert, 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rock music--History and criticism.

Rock music.

Rush (Musical group)--Criticism and interpretation.

Rush (Musical group).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Publishing, 2014.

Summary:

Rush is often referred to as a libertarian rock band, but really what the band is channeling is an Aristotelian individualism, a philosophy that strongly resonates with today''s 40-somethings. This helps explain the band''s resurgence in popularity, culminating in its 2013 induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Contents:

Foreword; Preface; Introduction: Clear Enough; The ABCs of the Peart effect; What it's all about: personal stewardship; _GoBack; Chapter 1. And the World Is Set in Motion ; No excuse to get wild; Making sense of existential absurdity; From Aristotle to Locke to Rand to Rush; Pardon my reaction; Chapter 2. Individualism: Some Geddit, Some Don't; With friends like these . . .; Not only are they right wing, but they're fascist; Left as much as right; Peart's chance at rebuttal; The Randian thing: Guilty as charged; Rush has girls on its mind, too; Just awesome rock to me, Dude

A model of moral coherency'What you do is your own glory'; Outliers; Chapter 3. Armed with Sense and Liberty; Now that we have your attention . . . ; 'Tom Sawyer' as libertarian anthem; No end to the thread ; Chapter 4. Individualism: It's Not Just About You, You Know; Respecting the sovereignty of others; From standing alone to walking together; Allegories of cooperation; Playing what we're dealt; Close, but not succumbing, to despair; Chapter 5. The Voice of Gawd; Rush is on the job; 'Faith is a higher faculty than reason'; Parable over commentary; Reason and faith must be reconciled

Chapter 6. The Cask of '43 Mythmakers of a generation; Not yet ready to exit the lighted stage; A band's evolutionary arc; The Cask of '43; Appendices; Appendix I. Rush as Religion, Metaphysics, Ethics, Physicalism, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Political Commentary-and Music; 1. Rush Music: Spontaneous as a Baroque Jam Session; Why Rush Isn't cool; 2. Plato: 'Rush Non in Forma Petra Musica'; Applying Plato's Ideal Forms to Rush; 3. The Trees: More Than Meets the Eye?; Is Rush criticizing government quotas?; 4. Rush's Rosier Shade of Reality; Forget Freud. Go to your happy place.

5. Rush's Table of VirtuesAristotle forgot a few virtues, but Rush knows what they are; 6. The 'Rand'omness of Rush's Libertarianism; For the last time, Rush isn't that libertarian; 7. Is Rush Helping Humanism Out-Maneuver Religion?; The short answer is yes.; 8. It's Just Chemistry: Rush Try to Make Sense of Reality; Don't let language get in the way of understanding; 9. Philosophy of Mind Has a Headache; Cygnus Has Aspirin ; Are we mind or body? Yes; Appendix II. Meaning of Rush's Clockwork Angels Runes; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62894-086-7

OCLC:

887803833