We scour the universe for signs of intelligence, probe the brain for the roots of cognition, and build city after city packed with buildings that
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
Sensory Double Standards
Many philosophers reject the idea that food and wine can be art. But there seems to be nothing but prejudice standing behind this view. One
The Comforts of Home
As I wrote last week, to live is to be completely immersed in a sensuous environment, the often overlooked background atmosphere that deeply effects how
In the Wine World We Should Stop Fretting about Objectivity
I suppose one of the original justifications for scoring wine was that it would give us a reasonably objective ordering of aesthetic quality. This was
Taste, Smell, and Cognition
Traditionally, philosophers have sharply distinguished the higher and lower senses and argued that only objects sensed via sight and hearing can be beautiful. We speak
Wine, Food, and Life Itself
Too often food and wine are understood as symbols of “the good life”, a life of ease, luxury, sophistication, and refined taste. But this is
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