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Questions of Taste

The Philosophy of Wine

  • Paperback
  • 224 pages
  • Publisher: Signal Books Ltd
  • 14 x 21.8 x 1.8 cm

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In Questions of Taste, the first book in any language on the subject, philosophers such as Roger Scruton and wine professionals like Andrew Jefford, author of the award-winning book The New France, turn their attention to wine as an object of perception, assessment and appreciation. They and their fellow contributors examine the relationship between a wine's qualities and our knowledge of them; the links between the scientifically describable properties of wine and the conscious experience of the wine taster; what we base our judgements of quality on and whether they are subjective or objective; the distinction between the cognitive and sensory aspects of taste; whether wine appreciation is an aesthetic experience; the role language plays in describing and evaluating wines; the significance of their intoxicating effect on us; the meaning and value of drinking wine with others; whether disagreement leads to relativism about judgements of taste; and whether we can really share the pleasures of drinking. Questions of Taste will be of interest to all those fascinated by the production and consumption of wine and how it affects our minds in ways we might not hitherto have suspected.
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  • Author

    Barry C. Smith

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Signal Books Ltd

  • Published

    January 2015

  • Weight

    364g

  • Page Count

    224

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.8 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9781909930216

  • ISBN-10

    1909930210

  • Eden Code

    4653283

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