{"product_id":"coffee-philosophy-for-everyone-grounds-for-debate-paperback-softback-9781444337129","title":"Coffee - Philosophy for Everyone; Grounds for Debate (Paperback \/ softback) 9781444337129","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCoffee - Philosophy for Everyone\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGrounds for Debate\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFritz Allhoff (Series edited by), S Parker (Author), Scott F. Parker (Volume editor), Michael W. Austin (Volume editor), Donald Schoenholt (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781444337129, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 February 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.4 x 2.1 cm, 0.417 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is not going to be an impulse buy or something to necessarily give to that special coffee-lover in your life, but if you take the time to examine the book with an open, curious mind it might be something that can keep you company with, of course, a good cup of something during a long journey.”  (\u003ci\u003eYum.fi\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A delightful book for philosophically minded coffee drinkers ... Philosophically minded coffee drinkers will find the contents of their cup enhanced by the contents of the book.\" (Network Review, 1 June 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"And so, the book devotes itself to coffee and philosophy from varied perspectives, some seemingly frivolous, and others deeply analytical . . . I suspect that the book will appeal most to coffee devotees who enjoy lively conversation and see the world, as well as that black liquid in their cups, from a dialectical point of view.\" (Metapsychology, 9 August 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Grounds for Debate is a fantastic read-providing insights into the coffee culture that even a tea drinker can appreciate. The collection encourages readers to consider their relationship to larger social practices that have resounding effects on daily life.\" (Anthropology in Practice, 30 June 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This may possibly be the most unusual coffee book you will read. Instead of just the usual history of\u003cbr\u003e it, this is the latest in a long series of titles written by philosophicalheavyweights, discussing subjects\u003cbr\u003e from Christmas to cycling.\" (Boughton's Coffee House magazine, 1 March 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In interesting, educational, and often funny selections, we learn facts both surprising (most coffee farmers and people living in coffee-growing regions have no idea why anyone would want to drink the stuff) and rudimentary. . . this is more sociology than philosophy, but a smattering of deep (enough) thoughts from the likes of Hume, Bourdieu, Kant, and others will keep true addicts--of both coffee and philosophy--stimulated\". (Publishers Weekly, 18 April 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book - a part of the Philosophy for Everyone series - takes on all sides of the debate, historical and contemporary, over coffee's meritstates.\" (Jezebel, ,14 April 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book will also stimulate those seeking to understand the aesthetics and ethics of coffee.\" (The Guardian, 14 April 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A varied compilation of musings on the beverage that has hooked countless people since its discovery in the 15th century by Ethiopian Sufi monks. The authors ... take on the history, taste and ethics of coffee in 18 essays likely to elicit much dialogue and debate. The book also includes engaging discussions of caffeine's classification as a drug, the emergence of green coffee and the evolution of the coffehouse into a public forum. A blend of humor and thought-provoking content guaranteed to stimulate readers' intellect.\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this addition to an accessible and substantive series, 18 new essays, with coffee and coffee culture as their shared theme, relay the relationship between the coffee-related contemporary and everyday and the ideas and ideals on which the history of formal philosophy has been built. Recommended for coffee and philosophy aficionados. This entry in the series may well also be of interest for book discussion groups.\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDer \"große\" Atkins ist und bleibt ein Muss für jeden Studierenden während des Studiums und bei der Prüfungsvorbereitung. Sein verständlicher und didaktisch brillanter Stil ist unverwechselbar - und unerreicht. Modern und souverän in der Themenauswahl, anschaulich und verlässlich bei der Präsentation der Inhalte, hat sich Peter Atkins \"Physikalische Chemie\" seit langem als Marktführer positioniert. Und als Garant für eine erfolgreiche Prüfung.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword (\u003ci\u003eDonald Schoenholt\u003c\/i\u003e).  \u003cp\u003eEditors' Introduction (\u003ci\u003eScott F. Parker and Michael W. Austin\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 1 THE FIRST CUP: COFFEE AND METAPHYSICS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Coffee: \u003ci\u003eBlack Puddle Water or Panacea\u003c\/i\u003e? (\u003ci\u003eMark Pendergrast\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Necessary Ground of Being (\u003ci\u003eMichael W. Austin\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Unexamined Cup Is Not Worth Drinking (\u003ci\u003eKristopher G. Phillips\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Sam. sara in a Coffee Cup: \u003ci\u003eSelf, Suffering, and the Karma of Waking Up\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSteven Geisz\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Existential Ground of True Community: \u003ci\u003eCoffee and Otherness\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eJill Hernandez\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 2 GROUNDS FOR DEBATE: COFFEE CULTURE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Sage Advice from Ben’s Mom, or: \u003ci\u003eThe Value of the Coffeehouse\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eScott F. Parker\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Coffeehouse as a Public Sphere: \u003ci\u003eBrewing Social Change\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eAsaf Bar-Tura\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Café Noir: \u003ci\u003eAnxiety, Existence, and the Coffeehouse\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eBrook J. Sadler\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Philosopher's Brew (\u003ci\u003eBassam Romaya\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 3 THE WONDERFUL AROMA OF BEAN: COFFEE AESTHETICS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Three Cups: \u003ci\u003eThe Anatomy of a Wasted Afternoon\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eWill Buckingham\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Is Starbucks Really Better than Red Brand X? (\u003ci\u003eKenneth Davids\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Flavor of Choice: \u003ci\u003eNeoliberalism and the Espresso Aesthetic\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eAndrew Wear\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Starbucks and the Third Wave (\u003ci\u003eJohn Hartmann\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 How Good the Coffee Can Be: \u003ci\u003eAn Interview with Stumptown’s Matt Lounsbury\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eScott F. Parker\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 4 TO ROAST OR NOT TO ROAST: THE ETHICS OF COFFEE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 More than 27 Cents a Day: \u003ci\u003eThe Direct Trade (R)evolution\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eGina Bramucci and Shannon Mulholland\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Higher, Faster, Stronger, Buzzed: \u003ci\u003eCaffeine as a Performance-Enhancing Drug\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eKenneth W. Kirkwood\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Green Coffee, Green Consumers – Green Philosophy? (\u003ci\u003eStephanie W. Aleman\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Coffee and the Good Life: \u003ci\u003eThe Bean and the Golden Mean\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLori Keleher\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Make it in Hollywood by Writing an Afterword! 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