Philosophy of Food

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Convivium: The Philosophy and Food Roundtable :

- Association of philosophers studying the significance of food. Events, membership information, organizational history, links.
Eating the World: Food Without Frontiers :

- Article by Roger Scruton examining the relation of modernity to the culture of food.
Gastronomica :

- A quarterly journal for the scholarly study of food and food issues.
The Jean-Paul Sartre Cookbook :

- Humorous sketch imagining a young Sartre obsessed with food.
Myodicy: A Christian Philosophy of Food Selection :

- An academic paper on a Christian approach to which foods to eat, in pdf format. [PDF]
Philosophy and Food :

- A short introduction to the topic by Jeremy Iggers. Published in 2001 in Philosophy Now.
Philosophy and Food :

- Consideration of the historic distance between philosophy and gastronomy, and of possibilities for bridging this gap. By Raymond D. Boisvert.
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.
Slow Food :

- International movement opposing fast food and promoting dining as a source of pleasure. Newsletter, events, and membership information.
The Unexamined Meal is Not Worth Eating :

- Photo-tour of a seminar at Oregon State University on the philosophy of food.