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Questions of Taste - The Philosophy of Wine (Paperback)
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Questions of Taste - The Philosophy of Wine (Paperback)
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Loot Price R398
Discovery Miles 3 980
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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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