Originally posted at Three Quarks Daily Wine tasting is a great seducer for those with an analytic cast of mind. No other beverage has attracted
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On Pleasure, Food, and the Moral Meaning of Flavor
Published initially at Three Quark Daily. In a culture oscillating between dietary asceticism and culinary spectacle—fasts followed by feasts, detox regimens bracketed by indulgent food
Re-Thinking the Aesthetics of Food
Posted originally at Three Quarks Daily It is a curious legacy of philosophy that the tongue, the organ of speech, has been treated as the
Between Subjectivity and Science: Rethinking Objectivity and Wine Tasting
Posted originally at Three Quarks Daily If there is one commonly held “truth” that governs conventional wisdom about wine tasting, it is that wine tasting
Food and Emotion: The Case of Proust’s Madeleine
Posted originally at Three Quarks Daily. Does food express emotion? At first glance, most people might quickly answer yes. Good food fills us with joy,
Taste, Representation, and the Art of Cuisine (Part 2)
Posted originally at Three Quarks Daily Much philosophical writing about food has included discussions of whether and why food can be a serious aesthetic object,
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 