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Philosophy of Food

Food has been a topic of philosophy since before Plato. However, philosophical studies of food specifically were very rare before the late 20th century.

Sites in Philosophy of Food

Philosophy and Food
Consideration of the historic distance between philosophy and gastronomy, and of possibilities for bridging this gap. By Raymond D. Boisvert.
Convivium: The Philosophy and Food Roundtable
Association of philosophers studying the significance of food. Events, membership information, organizational history, links.
The Jean-Paul Sartre Cookbook
Humorous sketch imagining a young Sartre obsessed with food.
Slow Food
Organization promoting a slow, savoring approach to dining. News articles, current projects.
The Physiology of Taste
An etext of this classic eclectic work of culinary commentary, as rendered into English by Fayette Robinson. Available in HTML sections or as a ZIP file.
Philosophy and Food
A short introduction to the topic by Jeremy Iggers. Published in 2001 in Philosophy Now.
Gastronomica
A quarterly journal for the scholarly study of food and food issues.
Eating the World: Food Without Frontiers
Article by Roger Scruton examining the relation of modernity to the culture of food.

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