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Wine and Philosophy – A Symposium on Thinking and Drinking

Autor F Allhoff
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 oct 2007
In Wine & Philosophy, philosophers, wine critics, and winemakers share their passion for wine through well-crafted essays that explore wine's deeper meaning, nature, and significance
  • Joins Food & Philosophy and Beer & Philosophy in in the "Epicurean Trilogy
  • Essays are organized thematically and written by philosophers, wine writers, and winemakers
  • Chapters include, "The Art & Culture of Wine"; "Tasting & Talking about Wine"; "Wine & Its Critics"; "The Beauty of Wine"; "The Metaphysics of Wine"; and "The Politics & Economics of Wine"
  • Accessible to a general audience while at the same time covering some serious philosophical ground
  • Incorporates traditional areas of philosophical study, including philosophy of language, philosophy of perception, aesthetics, metaphysics, ethics and political philosophy
  • A great complimentary text to any guided-tour visit to the Napa Valley or other wineries
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781405154314
ISBN-10: 1405154314
Pagini: 328
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.6 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom

Public țintă

general audiences, particularly readers interested in wine, and members of
the wine industry

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Notă biografică

Fritz Allhoff, PhD, is an assistant professor of philosophy at Western Michigan University. He is the co-editor of Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Blackwell, 2008). He enjoys, especially, Napa and Russian River wines as well as wine travel around the world.

Descriere

"A fascinating symposium that proves one thing: wine is worth thinking about. " Hugh Johnson, author of the World Atlas of Wine "Most wine books are narrow in scope.