Fame

Once a title held only by a privileged few, fame went hand-in-hand with respect and hard work. To be famous meant that you had achieved something noteworthy, or had an exceptional talent. But things have changed, as demonstrated by the number of singularly untalented people who are currently famous. Why has there been such a shift in our notion of fame and why has the desire for fame become such a powerful motivation for so many people?

Mark Rowlands is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Miami.

Girls gone wild: fame and vfame	p. 1
Footnotes to Plato	p. 27
The Enlightenment project	p. 45
Lightness and weight	p. 59
From suicide bombers to Young Hot Hollywood	p. 77
Paris Hilton and the end of history	p. 91
Further reading	p. 115
References	p. 117
Index	p. 119
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