Philosophizing About BTS (English Edition) -

Cha Minju

Bimilsincer

2020

264 páginas

8h 48m

ISBN-10: B0849P995C

"Why BTS?" Because BTS' messages stand on philosophical ground.

This is the founding principle of Philosophizing About BTS, author Cha Min-joo's thorough exploration of BTS' messages through the lenses of 20 great names in philosophy, including Nietzsche, Hegel, Deleuze, and Adorno.

1. BTS are known as the Zarathustra of the 21st century. Their young spirits help shed light on such issues as consumption-oriented culture, the shackling of youth to the status quo, the modern dichotomy of classes (those born with a silver spoon and those without), and the system that refuses to allow young people to break out of the social system and become the owners of their own lives. This book uses the great thinkers of our time—John Rawls, Hannah Arendt, Maurizio Lazzarato, and Hans Peter Martin, among others—to illuminate the messages BTS put forth in their music.

2. Since their inception, BTS have been singing of the importance of having not only a dream, but the courage to grasp it. This book examines BTS' messages encouraging young people to examine the dreams they hold in their hearts. It draws parallels between BTS' messages and the philosophies of thinkers like Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Eric Hoffer, and Krishnamurti.

3. To young people, the world can be an unfair and disinterested place. Youth sacrifice their 'today' for a tomorrow that never seems to arrive and ignore their own innermost turmoil in pursuit of an ephemeral and impossible standard of beauty. Philosophizing About BTS takes a close, intimate look at the consolations BTS provides to dispirited and fragile young souls.