Harley-Davidson and Philosophy - 9780812695953

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 <i>Easy Rider?</i> 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.

Informazioni bibliografiche

• Titolo del Libro in lingua: Harley-Davidson and Philosophy
• Autori :  Rollin Bernard E. (EDT) Gray Carolyn M. (EDT) Mommer Kerri (EDT) Pineo Cynthia (EDT) Stratman R. K. (FRW)
• Editore: Open Court Pub Co
• Data di Pubblicazione: 12 Marzo '06
• Genere: PHILOSOPHY
• ISBN-10: 081269595X
• EAN-13: 9780812695953