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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Kevin W. SweeneyPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield International Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield International Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.90cm Weight: 0.503kg ISBN: 9781783487424ISBN 10: 1783487429 Pages: 212 Publication Date: 29 December 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. The Aesthetics of Food: Cuisine and Taste / 2. Taste in Antiquity: Plato’s Rejection of Food / 3. Aristotelian and Roman Views on Taste / 4. Medieval and Renaissance Views on Food / 5. Critical Taste in the Enlightenment / 6. Kant and Brillat-Savarin on Taste / 7. Creating and Tasting: Can Fine Food be Fine Art? / 8. Tasting Wine / 9. The Philosophical Debate about the Aesthetics of Food / BibliographyReviewsIn this welcome addition to the growing philosophical scholarship on food and drink, Kevin Sweeney situates the subject historically and within a context of art theory that is often overlooked. His careful analysis of the aesthetic standing of taste and the artistic claims for cuisine displays a sophisticated acquaintance with gastronomic culture as well as analytical acumen. The book will be read with interest by student and scholar alike. -- Carolyn Korsmeyer, Professor of Philosophy, University of Buffalo Author InformationKevin W. Sweeney is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tampa. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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