A Philosopher Looks at Clothes by Kate Moran

A Philosopher Looks at Clothes by Kate Moran

Clothes are much more than just what we put on in the morning. They express our identity; they can be an independent statement or the result of coercion; and they have deeply entrenched historical, political, and social aspects. Kate Moran explores the connections between clothes and philosophy, showing how clothes can illustrate and pose philosophical problems, and how philosophical ideas influence clothing. She discusses what it might mean for an article of clothing to be beautiful; how we communicate with clothes; how we use clothes to navigate our social existence; and how our social existence leaves its mark on our clothes. She also considers the curious relationship between philosophers and children's clothes, legal restrictions on clothing, textile waste, and labor conditions of textile workers. Her absorbing and engaging portrait of our clothes helps us to understand an important and underexplored aspect of our lives.

Kate Moran is Professor of Philosophy at Brandeis University. She is the author of Community and Progress in Kant's Moral Philosophy (2012) and Kant's Ethics (Cambridge, 2022).

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ISBN 13	9781009277716
ISBN 10	1009277715
Title	A Philosopher Looks at Clothes
Author	Kate Moran
Series	A Philosopher Looks At
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2025-06-05
Number of pages	210
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