Among philosophers who think about art and aesthetics, the position of food and wine is tenuous at best. Food and wine receive little discussion compared
Tag: food and wine aesthetics
Taste and Social Class
One obstacle to the study of food and wine aesthetics is the complicating role of social class and moral judgment in explaining food or wine
Art Wines May Not Be The Most Expensive Wines
From the Archives: I defend the view that wines can be works of art. But certainly not all wines. Most wines in fact are just
Why Taste is Important
The issue of what we eat or drink is often considered to be trivial, a personal matter that has no larger significance and is thus
Disputing Taste
“To each his own”. “One man’s meat is another man’s poison.” Platitudes about disagreement over taste are a “dime a dozen”, as numerous as platitudes
Enjoyment and Contemplation
Now that food has become an object of discourse rather than a taken-for-granted necessity, it has also become the focus of myriad ideological crosscurrants—vegan vs.
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 