ibQueen and Philosophy Guaranteed to Blow Your Mindbib is a collection of cutting-edge philosophical essays on the rock group Queen, founded in 1970 and originally featuring lead vocalist Freddie Mercury. b Queen's reputation and fan following continue to grow in the twenty-first century. pThese insightful and provocative chapters include p9679 uncover the origins of Queen's unique style in prog rock, vulgarity, and lower versus higher Romanticismp9679 examine Queen's view of love and friendshipp9679 draw upon three timeless Queen songs, We Will Rock You, We Are the Champions, and Don't Stop Me Now and Socrates's behavior in the Apology, to understand the rocking nature of philosophyp9679 identify the connections between ancient matriarchal religion and Queen's love for strong female imageryp9679 explore how Brian May's astrophysics brings to bear the issues of absolute versus relative spacetime and how the philosophies of Newton, Mach, and Einstein contribute to Queen's creative outpu