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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.
Self-knowledge is the focus of considerable attention from philosophers: Knowing Our Own Minds gives a much-needed overview of current work on the subject, bringing together new essays by leading figures. Knowledge of one's own sensations, desires, intentions, thoughts, beliefs, and other attitudes is characteristically different from other kinds of knowledge: it has greater immediacy, authority, and salience. The contributors examine philosophical questions raised by the distinctive character of self-knowledge, relating it to knowledge of other minds, to rationality and agency, externalist theories of psychological content, and knowledge of language. Together these original, stimulating, and closely interlinked essays demonstrate the special relevance of self-knowledge to a broad range of issues in epistemology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language.
Interest in wine has steadily increased in recent years, with
people far more sophisticated about wine than they used to be. 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
wine's "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? 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 highly acclaimed 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.
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