Wolfendale / Kennett Fashion - Philosophy for Everyone

Thinking with Style
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-4552-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Philosophy for Everyone

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 magazines including Glamour and Marie-Claire

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wolfendale, Jessica

Kennett, Jeanette

Weitere Mitwirkende

Allhoff, Fritz

Baumgardner, Jennifer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword (Jennifer Baumgardner).
Acknowledgments.
Introduction (Jessica Wolfendale and JeanetteKennett).
PART 1 BEING FASHIONABLE AND BEING COOL.
1 What Makes Something Fashionable? (Anya Farennikova andJesse Prinz).
2 Fashion, Illusion, and Alienation (Nick Zangwill).
3 Tryhards, Fashion Victims, and Effortless Cool (LukeRussell).
PART 2 FASHION, STYLE, AND DESIGN.
4 The Aesthetics of Design (Andy Hamilton).
5 Share the Fantasy: Perfume Advertising, Fashion, andDesire (Cynthia A. Freeland).
6 Computational Couture: From Cyborgs to Supermodels(Ada Brunstein).
PART 3 FASHION, IDENTITY, AND FREEDOM.
7 Wearing Your Values on Your Sleeve (Daniel Yim).
8 Fashion and Sexual Identity, or Why Recognition Matters(Samantha Brennan).
9 Slaves to Fashion? (Lauren Ashwell and RaeLangton).
10 Fashion Dolls and Feminism: How Do You Solve a ProblemLike Barbie? (Louise Collins).
PART 4 CAN WE BE ETHICAL AND FASHIONABLE?
11 Sweatshops and Cynicism (Matthew F. Pierlott).
12 Women Shopping and Women Sweatshopping: IndividualResponsibility for Consumerism (Lisa Cassidy).
13 A Taste for Fashion (Marguerite La Caze).
Notes on Contributors.

Über Autor(innen)

Editors
Jessica Wolfendale is Assistant Professor of Philosophyat West Virginia University, and perhaps a little too fond ofvintage clothing. She is the author of Torture and the MilitaryProfession (2007) and has published extensively on the ethicsof torture, military ethics, and applied ethics.
Jeanette Kennett is Professor of Moral Psychology atMacquarie University, Sydney, Australia. She is the author ofAgency and Responsibility (2001) and has published widely ontopics including empathy, addiction, self-control, , advertising,and love and friendship.
Series Editor
Fritz Allhoff is an Associate Professor in thePhilosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as aSenior Research Fellow at The Australian National University'sCentre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition toediting the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is alsothe volume editor or co-editor for several titles, includingWine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey& Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), andFood & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell,2007). His academic research interests engage various facets ofapplied ethics, ethical theory, and the history and philosophy ofscience.