This title offers for every iPod user with questions for the Universe. In ''iPod and Philosophy'', eighteen philosophers with diverse interests and points of view bring their expertise to bear on this international cultural phenomenon. The iPod is transforming the lives of millions, changing their relationship to music and to each other. The iPod is also an icon in its own right: the victory of the iPod over other portable mp3 players remains an unsolved mystery. This unique books poses such: Is the iPod an assertion of individual sovereignty or a triumph of lifestyle marketing? Does the richness of the iPod's private experience threaten the loss of social and community participation? How do individual humans become defined by their iPods? What can the iPod teach us about the meaning and role of the cool? How does the iPod change the ethics underlying intellectual property such as copyright? And, what does the shuffle feature say about the role of randomness in our lives?These books teach philosophical wisdom by looking closely at entertainment icons.In each volume of this best-selling series, a team of sharp philosophical brains puts one pop culture icon (movie, TV show, or other topic) under the microscope, exposing its hidden philosophical implications in an instantly readable way.