Philosophical Issues Through Popular Music

The Cogito 1

I'm not aware of too many things
I know what I know
If you know what I mean
Choke me in the shallow water
Before I get too deep
What I am is what I am
Are you what you are or what?

What I Am - Edie Brickell

The Cogito 2

Do you know what you are?
You are what you is
You is what you am
(A cow don't make ham...)
You ain't what you're not
So see what you got
You are what you is
An' that's all it 'tis

You Are What You Is - Frank Zappa

Determinism

And I am a weapon of massive consumption
and its not my fault it's how I'm programmed to function

The Fear - Lilly Allen

Substance Dualism

With your feet in the air and your head on the ground
Try this trick and spin it, yeah
Your head will collapse
But there's nothing in it
And you'll ask yourself

Where is my mind?


Where is my mind? - The Pixies

The Problem of Other Minds

Well in the waiting room while waiting for news of you
I hallucinated I could read your mind
... what I saw, man, I tell you it was freaky.

That Time - Regina Spektor

The Hedonic Calculus


Should I stay or should I go now?

Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go there will be trouble
And if I stay it will be double

Should I Stay Or Should I Go? - The Clash