Tattoos - Philosophy for Everyone I Ink, Therefore I Am [Paperback]

Covering philosophical issues ranging from tattooed religious symbols to a feminist aesthetics of tattoo, Tattoos and Philosophy offers an enthusiastic analysis of inking that will lead readers to consider the nature of the tattooing arts in a new and profound way.

• Contains chapters written by philosophers (most all with tattoos themselves), tattoo artists, and tattoo enthusiasts that touch upon many areas in Western and Eastern philosophy
• Enlightens people to the nature of tattoos and the tattooing arts, leading readers to think deeply about tattoos in new ways
• Offers thoughtful and humorous insights that make philosophical ideas accessible to the non-philosopher

I Ink, Therefore I Foreword x
Rocky Rakovic

I Am, Therefore I Ink: An Introduction to Tattoos – Philosophy for Everyone: I Ink, Therefore I Am xiv
Robert Arp

Acknowledgments xxvii

SHEET I THE HISTORY AND NATURE OF TATTOOS 1

1 Tattoos and the Tattooing Arts in Perspective: An Overview and Some Preliminary Observations 3
Charles Taliaferro and Mark Odden

2 How to Read a Tattoo, and Other Perilous Quests 14
Juniper Ellis

SHEET II TATTOOS AND ART 27

3 Are Tattoos Art? 29
Nicolas Michaud

4 Fleshy Canvas: The Aesthetics of Tattoos from Feminist and Hermeneutical Perspectives 38
Kimberly Baltzer-Jaray and Tanya Rodriguez

SHEET III THE TATTOOED WOMAN 51

5 Female Tattoos and Graffiti 53