The Philosopher's New Clothes - The Theaetetus, the Academy, and Philosophy's Turn against Fashion (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	2016
Authors:	Nickolas Pappas
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	234
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-7239-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
LSN:	0-8153-7239-6
Barcode:	9780815372394

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