Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy
|
Buy Now
A Philosophy of Luxury (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R3,960
Discovery Miles 39 600
|
|
A Philosophy of Luxury (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
In this thought-provoking book Lambert Wiesing asks simply: What is
luxury? Drawing on a fascinating range of examples, he argues that
luxury is an aesthetic experience. Unlike experience gained via the
senses, such as seeing, hearing or tasting, he argues that luxury
is achieved by possessing something - an aspect of philosophy that
has been largely neglected. As such, luxury becomes a gesture of
individual defiance and a refusal to conform to social expectations
of restraint. An increasingly rational and goal-oriented ethos in
society makes the appeal of luxury grow even stronger. Drawing on
the ideas of philosophers such as Immanuel Kant, Friedrich
Schiller, Martin Heidegger and the novelist Ernst Junger, as well
as sociologists such as Thorstein Veblen and Theodor Adorno, A
Philosophy of Luxury will be of great interest to those in
philosophy, art, cultural studies and literature as well as
sociology.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.