The Philosopher's New Clothes : The Theaetetus, the Academy, and Philosophy’s Turn against Fashion PDF
by Nickolas (The City University of New York, USA) Pappas
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This book takes a new approach to the question, "Is the philosopher to be seen as universal human being or as eccentric?".
Through a reading of the Theaetetus, Pappas first considers how we identify philosophers – how do they appear, in particular how do they dress?
The book moves to modern philosophical treatments of fashion, and of "anti-fashion".
He argues that aspects of the fashion/anti-fashion debate apply to antiquity, indeed that nudity at the gymnasia was an anti-fashion.
Thus anti-fashion provides a way of viewing ancient philosophy’s orientation toward a social world in which, for all its true existence elsewhere, philosophy also has to live.
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- Pages:250 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:16/10/2015
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- ISBN:9781317399254
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:250 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:16/10/2015
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- ISBN:9781317399254
