Kant and German Idealism
May 25, 2009
The categorical imperative must be proven on a case by case basis.
Mirrors
December 10, 2008
One can judge the cut of a man’s cloth by the accusations he makes.
Compliments
July 19, 2008
You’ll have to blow your own trumpet.
John David McNeil
Fashion and Philosophy
June 2, 2007
After reading Lars Svendsen’s excellent book on boredom, I decided to give his Fashion, A Philosophy ISBN 1861892918 a read. Fashion is about presenting the new to outmode the previous. This book is a critical examination of fashion, but does not do much in the way of original thought. While philosophers have not said much about fashion, some social commentators have, and this is whence the material comes. The author’s main contribution is to suggest that since about 1950 the logic of fashion has changed from one of replacement to one of supplementation.
