- 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
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. She is the author of Agency and Responsibility (2001) and has published widely on topics including empathy, addiction, self-control, , advertising, and love and friendship.
Series Editor
Fritz Allhoff is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at The Australian National University's Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is also the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey & Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007). His academic research interests engage various facets of applied ethics, ethical theory, and the history and philosophy of science.
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
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. She is the author of Agency and Responsibility (2001) and has published widely on topics including empathy, addiction, self-control, , advertising, and love and friendship. Series Editor Fritz Allhoff is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at The Australian National University's Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is also the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey & Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007). His academic research interests engage various facets of applied ethics, ethical theory, and the history and philosophy of science.
Foreword ix
Jennifer Baumgardner
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
Jessica Wolfendale and Jeanette Kennett
Part 1 Being Fashionable and Being Cool 13
1 What Makes Something Fashionable? 15
Anya Farennikova and Jesse Prinz
2 Fashion, Illusion, and Alienation 31
Nick Zangwill
3 Tryhards, Fashion Victims, and Effortless Cool 37
Luke Russell
Part 2 Fashion, Style, and Design 51
4 The Aesthetics of Design 53
Andy Hamilton
5 Share the Fantasy: Perfume Advertising, Fashion, and Desire 70
Cynthia A. Freeland
6 Computational Couture: From Cyborgs to Supermodels 88
Ada Brunstein
Part 3 Fashion, Identity, and Freedom 103
7 Wearing Your Values on Your Sleeve 105
Daniel Yim
8 Fashion and Sexual Identity, or Why Recognition Matters 120
Samantha Brennan
9 Slaves to Fashion? 135
Lauren Ashwell and Rae Langton
10 Fashion Dolls and Feminism: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Barbie? 151
Louise Collins
Part 4 Can We Be Ethical and Fashionable? 167
11 Sweatshops and Cynicism 169
Matthew F. Pierlott
12 Women Shopping and Women Sweatshopping: Individual Responsibility for Consumerism 18
Lisa Cassidy
13 A Taste for Fashion 199
Marguerite La Caze
Notes on Contributors 215
"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 new between
its covers." (The Licentiate, 26 September 2011)
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.8.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Philosophy for Everyone |
| Philosophy for Everyone | Philosophy for Everyone |
| Mitarbeit |
Herausgeber (Serie): Fritz Allhoff |
| Vorwort | Jennifer Baumgardner |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| Schlagworte | design, sweatshop, consumer, aesthetics, ethics, clothes, body image, ethical clothing, culture • Philosophie • Philosophy • Wissenschaft |
| ISBN-13 | 9781444345544 / 9781444345544 |
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