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Taste as Experience: The Philosophy and Aesthetics of Food

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Description for Taste as Experience: The Philosophy and Aesthetics of Food Hardback. Translation of: Il gusto come esperienza. Bra, 2012. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPN; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
Taste as Experience puts the pleasure of food at the center of human experience. It shows how the sense of taste informs our preferences for and relationship to nature, pushes us toward ethical practices of consumption, and impresses upon us the importance of aesthetics. Eating is often dismissed as a necessary aspect of survival, and our personal enjoyment of food is considered a quirk. Nicola Perullo sees food as the only portion of the world we take in on a daily basis, constituting our first and most significant encounter with the earth. Perullo has long observed people's food practices and ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231173483
SKU
V9780231173483
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About Nicola Perullo
Nicola Perullo is professor of aesthetics at the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo, Italy. He is the author of several books in Italian and teaches courses on aesthetics and the philosophy of taste, wine evaluation, and the ethics and aesthetics of food. Massimo Montanari is professor of medieval history and the history of food at the Institute of ... Read more

Reviews for Taste as Experience: The Philosophy and Aesthetics of Food
Philosophers have historically held the senses of gustation and olfaction in bad odor and have regarded eating and drinking as unworthy subjects for those living the Life of the Mind. Perullo manages the difficult task of writing philosophically, and very seriously, about food and wine with only a minimum of defensiveness. His subject is the experience of eating and drinking, ... Read more

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