10. Tattoos are Forever
Bodily Freedom and the (Im)possibility of Change
- Robert Arp PH. D.
Published Online: 20 MAR 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781118252789.ch10
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Book Title
Tattoos - Philosophy for Everyone: I Ink, Therefore I Am
Additional Information
How to Cite
Carvalho, F. (2012) Tattoos are Forever, in Tattoos - Philosophy for Everyone: I Ink, Therefore I Am (ed R. Arp), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118252789.ch10
Publication History
- Published Online: 20 MAR 2012
- Published Print: 6 APR 2012
Book Series:
Book Series Editors:
- Fritz Allhoff
Series Editor Information
Western Michigan University, USA
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470672068
Online ISBN: 9781118252789
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- expressions of freedom;
- tattoos are forever, bodily freedom and change;
- a philosopher's worries;
- hedonism;
- hedonist, too childish in his/her simplicity;
- motif, meaning, motive, and a middle path;
- tattoo appeal, over someone's artwork;
- inconsequentialism of hedonist, excessive precautionism
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
A Philosopher's Worries
Being a Hedonist … and Regretting It
Mill's Will
Too Little and Too Much
Motif, Meaning, Motive, and a Middle Path
A Philosopher's Worries Again