Taste

Ourtastebudsareapowerfulwayforhumanstoknowbeautyandexperiencebeautifulthings.InTaste,ItalianphilosopherGiorgioAgambentakesacloselookatwhythesenseoftastehasnothistoricallybeenappreciatedasameanstoknowandexperiencepleasureorwhyithasalwaysbeenconsideredinferiortoactualtheoreticalknowledge.Taste,Agambenargues,isacategorythathasmuchtorevealtothecontemporaryworld.Takingastepintothehistoryofphilosophyandreachingtotheveryoriginsofaesthetics,AgambencriticallyrecoverstherootsofoneofWesternculture'scardinalconcepts.Agambenistherarewriterwhoseideasandworkshaveabroadappealacrossmanyfields,andwithTasteheturnshiscriticaleyetotherealmofWesternartandaestheticpractice.Thisvolumewillnotonlyengagetheauthor'sdevotedfansinphilosophy,sociology,andliterarycriticism,butalsohisgrowingaudienceamongarttheoristsandhistorians.,