Questions of Taste: The Philosophy of WineBarry C. Smith Oxford University Press, 2007 - 222 páginas Interest in wine has steadily increased in recent years, with people far more sophisticated about wine than they used to be, and with more and more books being written about it, not to mention the success of films like Sideways. And, inevitably, those who take a serious interest in wine find themselves asking questions about it that are at heart philosophical. Questions of Taste is the first book to tackle these questions, illuminating the philosophical issues surrounding our love of wine. Featuring lucid essays by top philosophers, a linguist, a biochemist, and a winemaker and wine critic, this book applies their critical and analytical skills to answer--or at least understand--many thorny questions. Does the experience of wine lie in the glass or in our minds? Does the elaborate language we use to describe wine--alluding to the flavors of cheese or fruit, or to a wines suppleness or brawniness--really mean anything at all? Can two people taste one wine in the same way? Does a wine expert enjoy wine more than a novice? How much should we care about what experts say about wine? These questions and others are not just the concern of the wine lover, but go to the heart of how we think about the world around us--and are the province of the philosopher. With a foreword by leading wine authority Jancis Robinson (editor of the Oxford Companion to Wine), this volume will be of interest to anyone who thinks seriously about the experience of enjoying wine, as well as those interested in seeing philosophy applied to the world of the everyday. |
Contenido
The Philosophy of Wine | 1 |
Knowledge Wine and Taste What good is knowledge in enjoying wine? | 21 |
The Objectivity of Tastes And Tasting | 41 |
Wine and the Brain | 79 |
The Power of Tastes Reconciling Science and Subjectivity | 99 |
Can Wines Be Brawny? Reflections on Wine Vocabulary | 127 |
Wine as an Aesthetic Object | 141 |
One the Evaluation of Wine Quality | 157 |
Wine Epistemology The Role of Reputational and Ranking Systems in the World of Wine | 183 |
The Art and Craft of Wine | 199 |
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