Hit the lights and jump in the fire, you’re about to enter the\nSchool of Rock! Today’s lecture will be a crash course in brain\nsurgery. This hard and fast lesson is taught by instructors who\ngraduated from the old school—they actually paid $5.98 for The\n$5.98 EP. But back before these philosophy professors cut their\nhair, they were lieutenants in the Metal Militia.

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Metallicais the “thinking man’s” metal band and the headbanger’s\nCNN. Snobs and music critics have often dismissed Metallicaas\nmindless noise; we’re here to set the record straight. “In pursuit\nof truth no matter where it lies,” this book considers questions\nthat philosophers have been pondering for ages, including: Does\nMetallica’smusic provide an Aristotelian catharsis or does it just\nmake kids go postal? Can “Fade to Black” save you from suicide? Are\nwe all in the “Sanitarium”? How can we “Escape” to be free? What\ncan Nietzsche tell us about the God That Failed? What can Descartes\nand “One” tell us about the relationship between the mind and the\nbody? Did Lars make a sound argument against Napster?

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Metallicais more than just a band, and this book is much more\nthan just a ticket to ride down memory lane. This is an in-depth\nanalysis of the soundtrack to your life. So start your CD player,\nfire up your iPod, or, better yet, break out the old vinyl. We’re\ngoing’ for a ride with the four horsemen, and a few philosophers\ntoo.

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