Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. CHAPTER 1. The Hierarchy of the Senses 11
7. CHAPTER 2. Philosophies of Taste: Aesthetic and N anaesthetic Senses 38
8. CHAPTER 3. The Science of Taste 68
9. CHAPTER 4. The Meaning of Taste and the Taste of Meaning 103
10. CHAPTER 5. The Visual Appetite: Representing Taste and Food 146
11. CHAPTER 6. Narratives Of Eating 185
12. Index 225