The Aesthetics of Wine (eBook)

Douglas Burnham, Ole M. Skilleas (Autoren)

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2012 | 1. Auflage
240 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-32385-4 (ISBN)

Infos

The Aesthetics of Wine shows that discussing wine within theframework of aesthetics both benefits our understanding of wine asa phenomenon, while also challenging some of the basic assumptionsof the tradition of aesthetics.

* Analyzes the appreciation of wine as an aestheticpractice.
* Tackles prejudices against bodily senses, showing how theydistort traditional aesthetic theory
* Represents the beginnings of a reformulation of generalaesthetics

Autor

Ole Martin Skilleås is Professor of Philosophy atthe University of Bergen. He is the author of Philosophy andLiterature (2001); several articles on philosophy, aesthetics,and literature; and is a regular contributor to Vinforum, aNorwegian wine magazine. Douglas Burnham is Professor and Personal Chair ofPhilosophy at Staffordshire University. He has written extensivelyon the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Nietzsche andphilosophy's relation to the arts.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction 1

1 Basic Concepts 8

2 Wine as a Vague and Rich Object 35

3 Wine and Cognition 64

4 Aesthetic Attributes in Wine 97

5 Taste and Expertise in Wine 140

6 The Wineworld 176

References 211

Index 220

Rezensionen

"Despite the quibbles registered above, cheers to theauthors for a fascinating and stimulating book! (Kent Bach,The Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism, November2013)

"...rarely does one locate as informative and ingenious analysisof [wine's] aesthetic qualities as this recent volume by Burnhamand Skilleas.

...the authors do every student of philosophical aesthetics awelcome service by outfitting their comprehensive argument with oneof the clearest expositions of applied aesthetics and its criticaluse of cultivated practices, sensory competencies, andintersubjective norms for grounding judgements of taste that thisreviewer as yet encountered." (Choice, 1 March 2013)

"Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduatesand above; general readers." (Choice, 1March 2013)

"Fascinating and extremely well informed" --Jancis Robinson

This is an important addition to the wine literature. As well as being a serious academic study of the aesthetics of wine appreciation, it's also clearly written and surprisingly accessible - a must read for any curious drinker.

Jamie Goode

Wines inspire us. Not just as sources of intoxicating pleasure, but as objects of aesthetic appreciation. Here, in rich and satisfying detail, is a full-length study by philosophers of the subtle factors that influence our tasting judgments and bestow values on wines, both in the glass and beyond.

Barry C. Smith, Director of the Institute of Philosophy

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.6.2012
• Reihe/Serie: New Directions in Aesthetics
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
• Schlagworte: Aesthetics • Allg. Essen u. Trinken • Ästhetik • Ästhetik • Food & Drink (general) • lifestyle • lifestyles • Philosophie • Philosophy • Wein u. Spirituosen • Wines & Spirits
• ISBN-10: 1-118-32385-8 / 1118323858
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-32385-4 / 9781118323854