Wine, Body and Soul
Given at the Third International Conference on the Philosophy of Wine, convened by Nicola Perullo, Barry Smith and Gloria Origgi at the University of Gastronomic Sciences at Pollenzo (Piemonte), 30-31 May 2008.
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Veronese, The Wedding at Cana (Louvre, Paris)
Passions and Tempers
Passions and Tempers: A History of the Humours
A 2500-year journey that explores the origins of humours in ancient Greece through the present day. Published by Ecco (HarperCollins). Read more.
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written for the 2010 Edge World Question Center
Piece for Lapham´s Quarterly, "Medicine" issue (Fall 2009).
Piece on the history of personals for Lapham´s Quarterly, Eros issue (Winter 2009).
Given at the Third International Conference on the Philosophy of Wine, 30-31 May 2008.
Written for the first issue of a new journal on the philosophy of wine, Tacuinum Vitineum.
La quête de l´équilibre: âme, vertus, humeurs
Piece published in the French journal Corps (March 2010)