The philosophy of wine
Subtitle: a case of truth, beauty, and intoxication
By: Cain Todd
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Montréal [Québec]; Ithaca [N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9780773538382
Subjects: Esthétique; Aesthetics; Wine tasting; Philosophy; Vin; Philosophie; Wine
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-185) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The experience of wine : tasting, smelling and knowing; title: The language of wine : chemicals, metaphors and imagination; title: The case for objectivity I : realism, pluralism and expertise; title: The case for objectivity II : relativism, evaluation and disagreement; title: The aesthetic value of wine : beauty, art, meaning and expression; title: Conclusion: Truth, beauty and intoxication.