Fritz Allhoff

Wine and Philosophy

Ed. by Allhoff, Fritz

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"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.

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Wine&Philosophy offers a collection of essays which explore a range of philosophical topics related to food; it 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"Essays are 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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blackwell Publishers
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 154mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 504g
• ISBN-13: 9781405154314
• ISBN-10: 1405154314
• Artikelnr.: 23016719

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Acknowledgments. Notes on Contributors. Introduction: Planting
the Vines: Fritz Allhoff. The Art & Culture of Wine. 1. Wine in Ancient
Greece: Some Platonist Ponderings: Harold Tarrant. 2. On and Off The Wagon:
Wine and the American Character: Jonathan Alsop. 3. Muse in a Stem Glass:
Art, Wine, and Philosophy: Kirsten Shilakes. 4. In Vino Sanitas: Fred
Paola. Tasting & Talking about Wine. 5. Mmmm... not Aha!: Imaginative
versus Analytical Experiences of Wines: John Dilworth. 6. Talk about Wine?:
Kent Bach. 7. Winespeak or Critical Communication?: Why People Talk About
Wine: Adrienne and Keith Lehrer. Wine & Its Critics. 8. What the Wine
Critic Tells Us: Jack Bender. 9. Experiencing Wine: Why Critics Mess Up
(Some of the Time): Jamie Goode. The Beauty of Wine. 10. You'll Never Drink
Alone: Wine Tasting and Aesthetic Practice: Ole Martin Skilleas and Douglas
Burnham. 11. Who Cares if You Like It, This is a Good Wine Regardless:
George Gale. 12. Listening to the Wine Consumer: The Art of Drinking: Steve
Charters. The Metaphysics of Wine. 13. Is There Coffee or Blackberry in My
Wine?: Kevin Sweeney. 14. The Soul of Wine: Digging for Meaning: Randall
Grahm. 15. The Notion of Terroir: Matt Kramer. The Politics & Economics of
Wine. 16. Wine Tasting Epiphany: An Analysis of the 1976 California vs.
France Tasting: Orley Ashenfelter, Richard Quandt and George Taber. 17. The
Old World and the New: Worlds Apart?: Warren Winiarski. 18. Taste How
Expensive This Is: A Problem of Wine and Rationality: Justin Weinberg. 19.
Shipping across State Lines: Wine and the Law: Drew Massey. Index