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Taylor Swift and Philosophy Catherine M. Robb

Taylor Swift and Philosophy By Catherine M. Robb

Taylor Swift and Philosophy by Catherine M. Robb

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Taylor Swift and Philosophy: Essays from the Tortured Philosophers Department by Catherine M. Robb

Is Taylor Swift a philosopher?

What can her songs tell us about ethics and society?

What is the nature of friendship?

Should you forgive someone for breaking your heart?

Taylor Swift is a Mastermind when it comes to relationships, songwriting, and performing sold-out stadium tours. But did you know that Taylor is also a philosophical mastermind?

Taylor Swift and Philosophy is the first book to explore the philosophical topics that arise from Taylor Swifts life and music. Edited and authored by Swifties who also happen to be philosophers and scholars, this fun and engaging book is written with general readers in mindyou dont have to be a devoted fan or a specialist in philosophy to explore the themes, concepts, and questions expressed in Taylors songs.

Presenting top-tier research and new perspectives on important contemporary issues, twenty-seven chapters discuss the philosophical contexts of Taylors work, such as the ethics of reputational damage, the impacts of first impressions, the moral obligation to speak out against injustice, and much more.

Taylor Swift and Philosophy is a must-read for Swifties who want to deepen their appreciation and understanding of Taylors work, as well as for philosophy students and scholars with an interest in popular culture and media studies.

About Catherine M. Robb

CATHERINE M. ROBB is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Tilburg University, Netherlands. Her research interests include ethics, metaphysics, aesthetics, and applied philosophy, with a focus on the nature and value of ability, skill and talent, and related ethical implications.

GEORGIE MILLS is a Research Fellow at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. She is primarily a philosopher of science, emotion, and medicine with a range of interests in the philosophy of pop culture. She has published work on Punk, Post-Punk, Britney Spears, and Ted Lasso.

Table of Contents

Contributors viii

Introducing Taylor Swifts Philosophy Era xiv
Catherine M. Robb and Georgie Mills

Who Is Taylor Swift Anyway? Ew 1

1 Is Taylor Swift a Philosopher? 3
Catherine M. Robb

2 You Should Find Another Guiding Light: Is Taylor Swift Admirable? 12
Kate C.S. Schmidt

3 Eyes Open: Taylor Swift and the Philosophy of Easter Eggs 19
Eline Kuipers

4 Taylor Swift and the Ethics of Body Image 28
Gah-Kai Leung

5 So Mother for That: Taylor Swift and Childless Mothering 36
Lucy Britt and Brian Britt

Look What You Made Me Do: Reputation, Forgiveness, and Blame 47

6 Can I Forgive You for Breaking My Heart? 49
Sophia Pettigrove and Glen Pettigrove

7 How to Forgive an Innocent: Taylor, Kanye, and the Ethics of Forgiveness 58
Sarah Koglsperger

8 This Is Why We Cant Have Nice Things: Goodwill as a Finite Resource 66
Georgie Mills

9 Taylor Swifts Philosophy of Reputation 72
Catherine M. Robb and Roos Slegers

10 Its Me, Hi! Im the Problem Its Me: Taylor Swift and Self- Blame 81
Agnes Baehni

The Girl in the Dress Wrote You a Song 89

11 Begin Again (Taylors Version): On Taylor Swifts Repetition and Difference 91
King-Ho Leung

12 Is Taylor Swifts Music Timeless?: A Metaphysical Proof 99
Patrick Dawson

13 I Remember It All Too Well: Memory, Nostalgia, and the Archival Art of Songwriting 107
Rebecca Keddie

14 Taylors Version: Rerecording, Narrative, and Self- Interpretation 116
Jana Alvara Carstens

With My Calamitous Love and Insurmountable Grief 127

15 Taylor Swift on the Values and Vulnerability of Love 129
Macy Salzberger

16 Every Scrap of You Would Be Taken from Me: Taylor Swift on Grief 137
Jonathan Birch

17 What a Shame She Went Mad: Anger, Affective Injustice, and Taylor Swifts mad woman 147
Erica Bigelow

18 Im Fine with My Spite: The Philosophy of Female Anger in the Work of Taylor Swift 154
Amanda Cercas Curry and Alba Curry

I Shouldve Known: Taylor Swifts Philosophy of Knowledge 163

19 Summer Love or Just a Summer Thing?: Feminist Standpoint Epistemology and the folklore Love Triangle 165
Lottie Pike and Tom Beevers

20 The Trouble with Knowing You Were Trouble 174
Eric Scarffe and Katherine Valde

21 I Knew Everything When I Was Young: Examining the Wisdom of Youth 182
Urja Lakhani

22 How Do We Know What Taylor Swift Is Feeling? 189
Neil Mussett

Back to December: Fate, Memory, and Imagination 199

23 A Real Lasting Legacy: Memory, Imagination, and Taylor Swift 201
Christopher Buford

24 Stained Glass Windows in My Mind: Modality in the Imagery of Taylor Swift 208
Shoshannah Diehl

25 Take Me to the Lakes: Transcendentalism and Ecology in Taylor Swifts folklore 216
Joshua Fagan

26 Wildest Dreams: Stoic Fate and Acceptance (Taylors Version) 225
David Hahn

27 Mythic Motifs in The Tortured Poets Department: The Story Isnt Mine Anymore 231
Georgie Mills

Index of Terms and Names 238

Index of Taylor Swifts Songs and Albums 241

Additional information

NGR9781394238590
9781394238590
1394238592
Taylor Swift and Philosophy: Essays from the Tortured Philosophers Department by Catherine M. Robb
Catherine M. Robb
The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
New
Paperback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
2024-09-16
256
N/A
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