Coffee: Grounds for Debate

Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Coffee: Grounds for Debate

Editor(s): Scott F. Parker, Michael W. Austin

Published Online: 15 MAR 2011 11:50AM EST

Print ISBN: 9781444337129

Online ISBN: 9781444393385

DOI: 10.1002/9781444393385

Series Editor(s): Fritz Allhoff

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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.

  • Matt Lounsbury of pioneering business Stumptown Coffee discusses just how good coffee can be
  • Caffeine-related chapters cover the ethics of the coffee trade, the metaphysics of coffee and the centrality of the coffee house to the public sphere
  • Includes a foreword by Donald Schoenholt, President at Gillies Coffee Company

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xvi)

    1. Editors' Introduction (pages 1–6)

      Scott F. Parker and Michael W. Austin

  3. Part 1: The First Cup: Coffee and Metaphysics

    1. Chapter 1

      Coffee (pages 7–24)

      Mark Pendergrast

    2. Chapter 2

      The Necessary Ground of being (pages 25–33)

      Michael W. Austin

    3. Chapter 3

      The Unexamined Cup is not Worth Drinking (pages 34–45)

      Kristopher G. Phillips

    4. Chapter 4

      Samsāra in a Coffee Cup (pages 46–58)

      Steven Geisz

    5. Chapter 5

      The Existential Ground of True Community (pages 59–70)

      Jill Hernandez

  4. Part 2: Grounds for Debate: Coffee Culture

    1. Chapter 6

      Sage Advice from Ben's Mom (pages 71–88)

      Scott F. Parker

    2. Chapter 7

      The Coffeehouse as a Public Sphere (pages 89–99)

      Asaf Bar-Tura

    3. Chapter 8

      Café Noir (pages 100–112)

      Brook J. Sadler

    4. Chapter 9

      The Philosopher's Brew (pages 113–124)

      Bassam Romaya

  5. Part 3: The Wonderful Aroma of Bean: Coffee Aesthetics

    1. Chapter 10

      Three Cups (pages 125–137)

      Will Buckingham

    2. Chapter 11

      Is Starbucks Really Better than Red Brand X? (pages 138–151)

      Kenneth Davids

    3. Chapter 12

      The Flavor of Choice (pages 152–165)

      Andrew Wear

    4. Chapter 13

      Starbucks and the Third Wave (pages 166–183)

      John Hartmann

    5. Chapter 14

      How Good the Coffee can be (pages 184–191)

      Scott F. Parker

  6. Part 4: To Roast or not to Roast: The Ethics of Coffee

    1. Chapter 15

      More than 27 Cents a Day (pages 193–204)

      Gina Bramucci and Shannon Mulholland

    2. Chapter 16

      Higher, Faster, Stronger, Buzzed (pages 205–216)

      Kenneth W. Kirkwood

    3. Chapter 17

      Green Coffee, Green Consumers – Green Philosophy? (pages 217–227)

      Stephanie W. Aleman

    4. Chapter 18

      Coffee and the Good Life (pages 228–238)

      Lori Keleher

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      How to Make it in Hollywood by Writing an Afterword! (pages 239–241)

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      Notes on Contributors (pages 242–247)

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