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The Aesthetics of Wine

Douglas Burnham, Ole M. Skilleas

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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Philosophie

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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

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Despite the quibbles registered above, cheers to theauthors for a fascinating and stimulating book! (Kent Bach,The Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism, November2013)
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...rarely does one locate as informative and ingenious analysisof [wine's] aesthetic qualities as this recent volume by Burnhamand Skilleas.
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(Choice, 1 March 2013)
...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, 1March 2013)
"Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduatesand above; general readers."
--Jancis Robinson
"Fascinating and extremely well informed"
s also clearly written and surprisingly accessible - a must read for any curious drinker.
This is an important addition to the wine literature. As well as being a serious academic study of the aesthetics of wine appreciation, it'

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
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Schlagwörter

Ästhetik, Philosophie, Wines & Spirits, Allg. Essen u. Trinken, Philosophy, Wein u. Spirituosen, Lifestyles, Food & Drink (general), Lifestyle, Aesthetics