Fame

Fame was once associated with excellence or achievement in some or other field of endeavour. One of the most distinctive cultural phenomena over the years has been the rise and rise of fame. This book shows why this new fame is simultaneously fascinating and worthless.

Sommario

1. Girls gone wild: fame and vfame 2. Footnotes to Plato 3. The Enlightenment project 4. Lightness and weight 5. From suicide bombers to Young Hot Hollywood 6. Paris Hilton and the end of history

Info autore

Mark Rowlands

Riassunto

Fame was once associated with excellence or achievement in some or other field of endeavour. One of the most distinctive cultural phenomena over the years has been the rise and rise of fame. This book shows why this new fame is simultaneously fascinating and worthless.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mark Rowlands, Rowlands Mark
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 13.01.2017
• EAN: 9781138161108
• ISBN: 978-1-138-16110-8
• Pagine: 128
• Serie: The Art of Living
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / General, RELIGION / General, Philosophy, Religion & beliefs, Religion and beliefs