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Aesthetic Interest
aesthetic objectivity
Author_Cain Todd
Background Knowledge
Blind Tasting
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Chopin
Colour Judgements
cru
Dense
epistemology of taste
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experiences
expert judgement analysis
Expressive Properties
grand
Grand Cru
grape
Gustatory Senses
Ideal Observer Theory
John Bender
label
Lamp Post
Metaphorical Judgements
metaphysics of flavour
Mondrian's Broadway Boogie
Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie
Ne Wine
Oral Notes
perceptible
Perceptible Properties
philosophy of perception
Pinot
Pinot Noir
Premier Cru
properties
sensory evaluation theory
smell
Smell Experiences
Smell Perception
Superb
tasting
varieties
Vin De Table
wine appreciation philosophical inquiry
Wine Language
Product details
- ISBN 9781844652501
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 26 Oct 2010
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Does this Bonnes-Mares really have notes of chocolate, truffle, violets, and merde de cheval? Can wines really be feminine, profound, pretentious, or cheeky? Can they express emotion or terroir? Do the judgements of 'experts' have any objective validity? Is a great wine a work of art? Questions like these will have been entertained by anyone who has ever puzzled over the tasting notes of a wine writer, or been baffled by the response of a sommelier to an innocent question. Only recently, however, have they received the serious philosophical attention they deserve. Touching on issues in metaphysics, epistemology, the philosophy of mind, and aesthetics, this book provides a clear and engaging discussion of the philosophical significance of wine that will be accessible to all wine lovers, specialists and non-specialists alike. The author offers throughout a sustained defence of the objectivity of wine judgements, a demystification of the nature of expertise, and a theory of the aesthetic value of wine and its appreciation.
Cain Todd is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Lancaster. He has written on various issues in aesthetics and value theory and he honed his wine tasting skills whilst representing the University of Cambridge on the blind wine tasting varsity team as a graduate student.
