Beer & Philosophy: The Unexamined Beer Isn't Worth Drinking

By Michael C. Jackson and Steven D. Hales

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405154306
• ISBN13: 9781405154307
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"