I have written about bots and robots before and how to think about the religious attitudes they might spawn (http://www.ethicsoffashion.com/trans-humanisms-false-hope/). Two recent articles show the consolation and desolation they offer. Stitch Fix uses bots to build a profile of a consumer’s preferences not only to offer good clothing matches for the customer’s tastes but to…
https://vimeo.com//220649299 This is a video I made explaining a principle of emotional valuation developed by Saint Ignatius of Loyola. It’s quite short — only about a minute and a half — so I thought I’d add a bit of context here. V&R Chapter 4 explores Adam Smith’s theory of moral sentiments and it would be…
https://loyola.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=e6d065fa-c1fd-41ee-af0e-7f123346dd77 The noise in the background is my cats!
Reselling Supreme can make you a millionaire by retirement age (https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazine/data-supreme). Reselling is a curious phenomenon trading on the concept of fandom. Here is Margaret Thatcher’s beloved Aquascutum very cleverly recombined: Fandom is veneration of a person or brand and in this case linked to refinement in a direct way. Supreme has made itself a…
Ermenegildo Zegna is a menswear company rich in history (http://www.zegnagroup.com/storia_e_sviluppo/la_storia/inizi) and one committed to the welfare of its workers. As a family run business, combining craft and vertical integration, it comes close to Scheler’s idea of the estate discussed at V&R Chapter 5. Reaffirming its couture sensibility, but with offerings at a number of price…