Description
Book SynopsisThis book is an introduction to the philosophical dimensions of food. David M. Kaplan shows how the different branches of philosophy contribute to a broader understanding of food and emphasizes how different narratives help us navigate the complex world of food.
Trade ReviewPhilosophy can seem impenetrable and confusing. What I so much like about this book is its crystal clarity. . . Food metaphysics? Food epistemology? Food ethics? How terrific to have a book like this to explain how these terms play out in real life. -- Marion Nestle * Food Politics *
Kaplan's excellent book integrates issues of food and eating with philosophy, enlivening the field and deepening the ways we should think and theorize about food. He blends insightful analysis with empirical studies, bringing together much of the literature on food into a seamless study that is original, thought-provoking, and readable. -- Carolyn Korsmeyer, author of
Things: In Touch with the PastDavid M. Kaplan has thought deeply about food, and
Food Philosophy has countless interesting and instructive observations, theories, and insights about food and eating. It is full of gems that I want to draw on in my own work. -- Anne Barnhill, coeditor of
The Oxford Handbook of Food EthicsThis is exactly the book I have been waiting for as a sociologist interested in philosophical questions opened up by food in our times. It is an inviting introduction to central questions of ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics, and epistemology for philosophers, social scientists, and humanists. -- Krishnendu Ray, author of
The Ethnic RestaurateurA great resource for learning how many ways there are to engage with the concept of food within the discipline of philosophy. * Environmental Values *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: What Is Philosophy of Food?
1. Food Metaphysics
2. Food Epistemology
3. Food Aesthetics
4. Food Ethics
5. Food Political Philosophy
6. Food Existentialism
Notes
Bibliography
Index
