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Eat, Drink, Think: What Ancient Greece Can Tell Us about Food and Wine

Autor Professor David Roochnik
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 iul 2020
What role does food play in the shaping of humanity? Is sharing a good meal with friends and family an experience of life at its best, or is food merely a burdensome necessity? David Roochnik explores these questions by discussing classical works of Greek literature and philosophy in which food and drink play an important role. With thoughts on Homer's The Odyssey, Euripides' Bacchae, Plato's philosopher kings and Dionysian intoxication, Roochnik shows how foregrounding food in philosophy can open up new ways of understanding these thinkers and their approaches to the purpose and meaning of life. The book features philosophical explanation interspersed with reflections from the author on cooking, eating, drinking and sharing meals, making it important reading for students of philosophy, classical studies, and food studies.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781350120778
ISBN-10: 1350120774
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Foregrounds food within classical philosophy, useful as a starting point to food studies for philosophers, and philosophy for food studies students

Notă biografică

David Roochnik is Professor of Philosophy and Maria Stata Professor of Classical Greek Studies at Boston University, USA.

Cuprins

PreludeCh. 1: Eatingest; Homer's OdysseyInterlude 1 Ch. 2: Dionysus; Euripides' BacchaeInterlude 2 Ch. 3: Socrates Interlude 3Ch. 4: Aristotle Postlude

Recenzii

Eat, Drink, Think provides a clear vision of how food and wine impact our ways of thinking and socializing, making audiences hungry for knowledge, philosophy, and discussion. Through his book, Roochnik not only builds timely connections between food and social interactions, but also highlights the innermost thoughts of academics - thus making Eat, Drink, Think a portal into scholarly culture and into our own minds.
Roochnik's disarming honesty and clear passion for teaching somehow make this book work.