Wine and Philosophy – A Symposium on Thinking and Drinking
A Symposium on Thinking and Drinking
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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
Specificaties
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<p>Foreword by Paul Draper ix</p>
<p>Acknowledgments xi</p>
<p>Planting the Vines: An Introduction 1<br /> Fritz Allhoff</p>
<p>I The Art & Culture of Wine 13</p>
<p>1 Wine in Ancient Greece: Some Platonist Ponderings 15<br /> Harold Tarrant</p>
<p>2 On and Off the Wagon: Wine and the American Character 30<br /> Jonathon Alsop</p>
<p>3 Muse in a Stem Glass: Art, Wine, and Philosophy 44<br /> Kirsten Ditterich–Shilakes</p>
<p>4 In Vino Sanitas 63<br /> Frederick Adolf Paola</p>
<p>II Tasting & Talking about Wine 79</p>
<p>5 Mmmm . . . not Aha! Imaginative vs. Analytical Experiences of Wines 81<br /> John Dilworth</p>
<p>6 Talk about Wine? 95<br /> Kent Bach</p>
<p>7 Winespeak or Critical Communication? Why People Talk about Wine 111<br /> Keith Lehrer and Adrienne Lehrer</p>
<p>III Wine & Its Critics 123</p>
<p>8 What the Wine Critic Tells Us 125<br /> John W. Bender</p>
<p>9 Experiencing Wine: Why Critics Mess Up (Some of the Time) 137<br /> Jamie Goode</p>
<p>IV The Beauty of Wine 155</p>
<p>10 You ll Never Drink Alone: Wine Tasting and Aesthetic Practice 157<br /> Douglas Burnham and Ole Martin Skilleås</p>
<p>11 Who Cares If You Like It, This Is a Good Wine Regardless 172<br /> George Gale</p>
<p>12 Listening to the Wine Consumer: The Art of Drinking 186<br /> Steve Charters</p>
<p>V Wine & Metaphysics 203</p>
<p>13 Is There Coffee or Blackberry in My Wine? 205<br /> Kevin W. Sweeney</p>
<p>14 The Soul of Wine: Digging for Meaning 219<br /> Randall Grahm</p>
<p>15 The Notion of Terroir 225<br /> Matt Kramer</p>
<p>VI The Politics & Economics of Wine 235</p>
<p>16 Wine–Tasting Epiphany: An Analysis of the 1976 California vs. France Tasting 237<br /> Orley Ashenfelter, Richard E. Quandt, and George M. Taber</p>
<p>17 The Old World and the New: Worlds Apart? 248<br /> Warren Winiarski</p>
<p>18 Taste How Expensive This Is: A Problem of Wine and Rationality 257<br /> Justin Weinberg</p>
<p>19 Shipping across State Lines: Wine and the Law 275<br /> Drew Massey</p>
<p>Notes on Contributors 288</p>
<p>Index 295</p>