Harley-Davidson and Philosophy: Full-Throttle Aristotle

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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.;Foreword -- R.K. Stratman; Mile Zero; Introduction: When Your Life Revolves around Harleys -- Bernard E. Rollin; T H E R I D E; FIRST LEG: 100 Miles; 1. Zen and the Art of Harley Riding -- Graham Priest; 2. Christ in a Sidecar: An Ontology of Suicide Machines -- Randall E. Auxier; 3. The Biker Bar and the Coffee House: A Paean to the Postmodern Pagans -- Randall E. Auxier; 4. What Can Marx and Hegel Tell Us about Social Divisions among Bikers? -- Jonathan Goldstein; SECOND LEG: 200 Miles; 5. What Are a Bunch of Motorcycles Doing in an Art Museum? -- Bernard E. Rollin.