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Burnham, Douglas,

The aesthetics of wine / Douglas Burnham and Ole Martin Skilleas. - Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2012. - 1 online resource. - New directions in aesthetics ; 13 . - New directions in aesthetics ; 13. .

Machine generated contents note: Introduction 1. Basic Concepts 2. Wine as an Object 3. Wine and Cognition 4. Aesthetic Attributes 5. Taste and Expertise 6. The Wineworld Bibliography.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Wine as a Vague and Rich Object -- Wine and Cognition -- Aesthetic Attributes in Wine -- Taste and Expertise in Wine -- The Wineworld. Basic Concepts --

"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"-- "Analyzes the appreciation of wine as an aesthetic practice"--

9781118323847 111832384X 9781118323854 1118323858 9781118323861 1118323866 9781118323878 1118323874 1444337661 9781444337662

9786613719768

10.1002/9781118323878 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com

2012019721


Wine--Philosophy.
Wine tasting.
PHILOSOPHY--Aesthetics.


Electronic books.

GT2885

394.1/3


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