Description |
xvi, 247 p. ; 23 cm. |
Series |
Philosophy for everyone |
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Philosophy for everyone.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Coffee : black puddle water or panacea? / Mark Pendergrast -- The necessary ground of being / Michael W. Austin -- The unexamined cup is not worth drinking / Kristopher G. Phillips -- Samsara in a coffee cup : self, suffering, and the karma of waking up / Steven Geisz -- The existential ground of true community : coffee and otherness / Jill Hernandez -- Sage advice from Ben's mom, or the value of the coffeehouse / Scott F. Parker -- The coffeehouse as a public sphere : brewing social change / Asaf Bar-Tura -- Cafe noir : anxiety, existence, and the coffeehouse / Brook J. Sadler -- The philosopher's brew / Bassam Romaya -- Three cups : the anatomy of a wasted afternoon / Will Buckingham -- Is Starbucks really better than Red Brand X? / Kenneth Davids -- The flavor of choice : neoliberalism and the espresso aesthetic / Andrew Wear -- Starbucks and the third wave / John Hartmann -- How good the coffee can be : an interview with Stumptown's Matt Lounsbury / Scott F. Parker -- More than 27 cents a day : the direct trade (r)evolution / Gina Bramucci and Shannon Mulholland -- Higher, faster, stronger, buzzed : caffeine as a performance-enhancing drug / Kenneth W. Kirkwood -- Green coffee, green consumers : green philosophy? / Stephanie W. Aleman -- Coffee and the good life : the bean and the golden mean / Lori Keleker -- How to make it in Hollywood by writing an afterword! / The Coffee Bean Guys. |
Summary |
"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" --from the publisher. |
Subject |
Coffee -- Philosophy.
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Added Author |
Parker, Scott F.
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Austin, Michael W.
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ISBN |
9781444337129 (pbk.) |
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1444337122 (pbk.) |
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