Argues that Daoism and dandyism, linked by likeminded philosophies of "carefree wandering," deconstruct the puritanism and political correctness sought by Confucianism, Victorianism, and contemporary neoliberal culture.
Thorsten Botz-Bornstein is Professor of Philosophy at the Gulf University for Science and Technology in Kuwait. His previous books include The Philosophy of Lines: From Art Nouveau to Cyberspace; The New Aesthetics of Deculturation: Neoliberalism, Fundamentalism, and Kitsch (with Olivier Roy); and Veils, Nudity, and Tattoos: The New Feminine Aesthetics.
