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Paperback The Philosopher's New Clothes: The Theaetetus, the Academy, and Philosophy's Turn against Fashion Book

ISBN: 0815372396

ISBN13: 9780815372394

The Philosopher's New Clothes: The Theaetetus, the Academy, and Philosophy's Turn against Fashion

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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...

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