Coffee - Philosophy for Everyone

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Coffee – Philosophy for Everyone offers philosophical insights into the beloved morning beverage. It explores the ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics and cultural significance of coffee, with contributions from experts including Matt Lounsbury of Stumptown Coffee and a foreword by Donald Schoenholt. Topics range from the quality and enjoyment of coffee to the ethics of the trade and the coffee house's role in public life.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in philosophy and psychology as well as connoisseurs of coffee who enjoy thoughtful, sociocultural examination of their favourite brew.

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Offering philosophical insights into the popular morning brew, Coffee - Philosophy for Everyone kick starts the day with an entertaining but critical discussion of the ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics, and culture of coffee.

Matt Lounsbury of pioneering business Stumptown Coffee discusses just how good coffee can be.

Caffeine-related chapters cover the ethics of the coffee trade, the metaphysics of coffee, and the centrality of the coffee house to the public sphere.

Includes a foreword by Donald Schoenholt, President at Gillies Coffee Company.

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Reviews praise the book as a delightful and thoughtful read for philosophically minded coffee lovers. It is noted for its mixture of playful and profound perspectives, offering lively discussion that appeals to coffee devotees who appreciate examining their cup from a dialectical angle. The collection is recognised for providing meaningful insights into coffee culture and encouraging reflections on broader social practices.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444337129

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 February 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

Series edited by Fritz Allhoff
Volume editor Scott F. Parker
Volume editor Michael W. Austin
Foreword by Donald Schoenholt

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 417g

Pages: 264

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About the Author

Scott F. Parker has contributed chapters to Ultimate Lost and Philosophy, Football and Philosophy, Alice inWonderland and Philosophy, Golf and Philosophy, and iPod andPhilosophy. He is a regular contributor to Rain Taxi Reviewof Books. His writing has also appeared in Philosophy Now,Sport Literate, Fiction Writers Review, Epiphany, TheInk-Filled Page, and Oregon Humanities. Michael W. Austin is an Associate Professor of Philosophyat Eastern Kentucky University, where he works primarily in ethics.He has published Conceptions of Parenthood: Ethics and theFamily (2007), Running and Philosophy: A Marathon for theMind (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), and Football and Philosophy:Going Deep (2008).

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