Beer & philosophy : the unexamined beer isn't worth drinking /
Beer and philosophy
edited by Steven D. Hales.
- x, 233 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Editor's Introduction / The Art of the Beer: -- Thirst for Authenticity: An Aesthetics of the Brewer's Art / The Beer Matrix: Reality vs Facsimile in Brewing / The Truth About Beer / Good Beer, or How to Properly Dispute Taste / Or, Why is American Beer So Lousy? / Extreme Brewing in America / The Ethics of Beer: Pleasures, Freedom, and Character: -- Mill v. Miller, or Higher and Lower Pleasures / Beer and Autonomy / Another Pitcher? On Beer, Friendship, and Character / The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Beer: -- Beer and Gnosis: The Mead of Inspiration / The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Beer / What's a Beer Style? / Beer in the History of Philosophy: -- Drink on, the Jolly Prelate Cries / Beer Goggles and Transcendental Idealism / Beyond Grolsch and Orval: Beer, Intoxication, and Power in Nietzsche's Thought / Michael Jackson -- Steven D. Hales -- Dale Jacquette -- Garrett Oliver -- Michael P. Lynch -- Peter Machamer -- Martin Stack and George Gale -- Sam Calagione -- Steven D. Hales -- Alan McLeod -- Jason Kawall -- Theodore Schick -- Neil A. Manson -- Matt Dunn -- David Hilbert -- Steven M. Bayne -- Rex Welshon. Part I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. Part II. 7. 8. 9. Part III. 10. 11. 12. Part IV. 13. 14. 15.
"A beer-lovers' book which playfully examines a myriad of philosophical concerns related to beer consumption. Effectively demonstrates how real philosophical issues exist just below the surface of our everyday activities Divided into four sections: The Art of the Beer; The Ethics of Beer: Pleasures, Freedom, and Character; The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Beer; and Beer in the History of Philosophy Uses the context of beer to expose George Berkeley’s views on fermented beverages as a medical cure; to inspect Immanuel Kant’s transcendental idealism through beer goggles, and to sort out Friedrich Nietzsche’s simultaneous praise and condemnation of intoxication Written for beer-lovers who want to think while they drink"--Publisher description.