Jimmy Buffett and his music have touched the lives of millions of people around the world spanning generations and genres. But is Buffetts music just a good time or is there a deeper level to it Jimmy Buffett and Philosophy shows the philosophical side of this selfproclaimed nonphilosophers work. The articles in this book provide an accessible approach to thinking about Buffetts music philosophically and to thinking about philosophy from the perspective of Jimmy Buffetts music. Along the way questions are raised about figures in the philosophical tradition from ancient to contemporary amp151 Epicurus Diogenes Heidegger Josiah Royce William James John Dewey and Judith Butler. In addition questions about a wide range of traditional philosophical issues including aesthetic theory identity knowledge culture and being are explored.