Douglas Burnham, Ole M. Skilleas

The Aesthetics of Wine (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Aesthetics of Wine shows that discussing wine within the framework of aesthetics both benefits our understanding of wine as a phenomenon, while also challenging some of the basic assumptions of the tradition of aesthetics. Analyzes the appreciation of wine as an aesthetic practice. Tackles prejudices against bodily senses, showing how they distort traditional aesthetic theory Represents the beginnings of a reformulation of general aesthetics

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118323847
• Artikelnr.: 37348520

Autorenporträt

Ole Martin Skilleås is Professor of Philosophy atthe University of Bergen. He is the author of Philosophy andLiterature (2001); several articles on philosophy, aesthetics,and literature; and is a regular contributor to Vinforum, aNorwegian wine magazine. Douglas Burnham is Professor and Personal Chair ofPhilosophy at Staffordshire University. He has written extensivelyon the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Nietzsche andphilosophy's relation to the arts.