Tattoos - Philosophy for Everyone (E-Book, PDF)
eBook - I Ink, Therefore I Am, Philosophy for Everyone
Verlag:
ISBN/EAN: 9781118252772
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 296 S., 4.64 MB
Erschienen am
21.02.2012
Format: PDF
DRM: Adobe DRM
Covering philosophical issues ranging from tattooed religious symbols to a feminist aesthetics of tattoo,<i>Tattoos and Philosophy</i> offers an enthusiastic analysis of inking that will lead readers to consider the nature of the tattooing arts in a new and profound way.<br /><br /><ul><li>Contains chapters written by philosophers (most all with tattoos themselves), tattoo artists, and tattoo enthusiasts that touch upon many areas in Western and Eastern philosophy</li><li>Enlightens people to the nature of tattoos and the tattooing arts, leading readers to think deeply about tattoos in new ways</li><li>Offers thoughtful and humorous insights that make philosophical ideas accessible to the non-philosopher</li></ul>
Robert Arp is a philosopher and ontologist who has taught at numerous colleges and universities. He is the author ofScenario Visualization: An Evolutionary Account of Creative Problem Solving (2008) and a co-author ofCritical Thinking: An Introduction to Reasoning Well (2011),Whats Good on TV: Understanding Ethics through Television (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011), andPhilosophy DeMYSTiFieD (2011); in addition, he is editor ofSouth Park and Philosophy: You Know, I Learned Something Today (Wiley-Blackwell, 2006).Series EditorFritz Allhoff is an associate professor in the philosophy department at Western Michigan University, as well as a senior research fellow at the Australian National Universitys Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing thePhilosophy for Everyone series, he is also the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, includingWine and Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007),Whiskey and Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), andFood and 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.
