I Drink Therefore I Am
A philosopher's guide to wine
(Sprache: Englisch)
Here Scruton explains the connection between good wine and serious thought with a heady mix of humour and philosophy.
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Here Scruton explains the connection between good wine and serious thought with a heady mix of humour and philosophy.
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We are familiar with the medical opinion that a daily glass of wine is good for the health and also the rival opinion that any more than a glass or two will set us on the road to ruin. Whether or not good for the body, Scruton argues, wine, drunk in the right frame of mind, is definitely good for the soul. And there is no better accompaniment to wine than philosophy. By thinking with wine, you can learn not only to drink in thoughts but to think in draughts.This good-humoured book offers an antidote to the pretentious clap-trap that is written about wine today and a profound apology for the drink on which civilisation has been founded.
In vino veritas.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „I Drink Therefore I Am “
Introduction \ 1. Drugs that are Tolerated and Forbidden \ 2. Alcohol and its Effects \ 3. The Ancients and Religious Rituals \ 4. Wine, Self Certainty and Philosophy \ 5. Paying Bacchus his Due \ 6. Wine and the Moral Vacuum \ 7. American Health Warnings \ 8. Wine as an Accompaniment to Thought \ 9. Wine as Something to Live ByAutoren-Porträt von Roger Scruton
Scruton, RogerSir Roger Scruton is a graduate of Jesus College, Cambridge. He has been Professor of Aesthetics at Birkbeck College, London, and University Professor at Boston University. He is currently visiting professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford and Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington DC. He has published a large number of books, including some works of fiction, and has written and composed two operas. He writes regularly for the Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Spectator and was for many years wine critic of the New Statesman.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Roger Scruton
- 2010, Repr., 224 Seiten, Maße: 13,9 x 1,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Continuum
- ISBN-10: 1441170677
- ISBN-13: 9781441170675
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.10.2009
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „I Drink Therefore I Am “
"Spendid... partly a serious guide to the wines of France, Italy, and Spain and (if you must) the "New World", it is also very funny... this is one of Scruton's most enjoyable books, uncorking much wisdom, and concluding with a wicked guide to the right drink to take while reading various philosophers. The Guardian [Scruton] writes deliciously... this book is a marvellous read - provocative, spicy, balanced and brimful of wise words... it is hugely recommendable. The Oldie [Scruton's] indisputable passion for wine will send you off to your next glass better informed and more thoughtful than before. Metro Perfect for curling up with in front of the fire, with a large glass of claret. The Scotsman"
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[Written with] customary brio Times Higher Education
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