Wine and Philosophy: A Symposium on Thinking and Drinking

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

Author: Fritz Allhoff
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 11/19/2007
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 8.46h x 6.73w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9781405154314

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2008 pg. 273

About the Author
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.