Food and Philosophy: Eat, Think, and Be Merry

Price 18.39 - 32.23 USD

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9781405157759


Producer Wiley-Blackwell

Pages 322

Year of production 2007

Binding 152x220

Food & Philosophy offers a collection of essays which explore a range of philosophical topics related to food; it joins Wine & Philosophy and Beer & Philosophy in in the "Epicurean Trilogy." Essays are organized thematically and written by philosophers, food writers, and professional chefs. Provides a critical reflection on what and how we eat can contribute to a robust enjoyment of gastronomic pleasures A thoughtful, yet playful collection which emphasizes the importance of food as a proper object of philosophical reflection in its own right