Fashion - Philosophy for Everyone: Thinking with Style
Fritz Allhoff
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Description for Fashion - Philosophy for Everyone: Thinking with Style
Paperback. Most of us realize that fashion is more than just clothes. Fashion influences our judgments of people's taste, politics, sexuality, class, religion, and even their moral character. It can be a medium for technological and social change - changes in fashion may signal economic and political shifts. Editor(s): Kennett, Jeanette; Wolfendale, Asst Prof Jessica. Series Editor(s): Allhoff, Fritz. Series: Philosophy for Everyone. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
If you just can't decide what to wear, this enlightening guide will lead you through the diverse and sometimes contradictory aspects of fashion in a series of lively, entertaining and thoughtful essays from prominent philosophers and writers.
If you just can't decide what to wear, this enlightening guide will lead you through the diverse and sometimes contradictory aspects of fashion in a series of lively, entertaining and thoughtful essays from prominent philosophers and writers.
- A unique and enlightening insight into the underlying philosophy behind the power of fashion
- Contributions address issues in fashion from a variety of viewpoints, including aesthetics, the nature of fashion and fashionability, ethics, gender and identity politics, and design
- Includes a foreword by Jennifer Baumgardner, feminist author, activist and cultural critic, editor of Ms magazine (1993-7) and regular contributor to major women's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Philosophy for Everyone
Condition
New
Weight
356g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781405199902
SKU
V9781405199902
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Fritz Allhoff
Editors Jessica Wolfendale is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at West Virginia University, and perhaps a little too fond of vintage clothing. She is the author of Torture and the Military Profession (2007) and has published extensively on the ethics of torture, military ethics, and applied ethics. Jeanette Kennett is Professor of Moral Psychology at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. ... Read more
Reviews for Fashion - Philosophy for Everyone: Thinking with Style
“Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students; general readers. (Choice, 1 August 2012) "All in all, this is a valuable text not just because of the marriage of the academic with the everyday, but because of the diverse issues that it touches on. It's a well-rounded effort and even the most jaded fashion person will find something ... Read more