http://crookedtimber.org/2004/12/05/philosophy-and-wine/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:52:26 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://crookedtimber.org/2004/12/05/philosophy-and-wine/comment-page-1/#comment-53259 Vance Maverick Mon, 06 Dec 2004 15:39:49 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2612#comment-53259 Paul Draper should be worth hearing -- his wines are great, and his biography is a perfect example of <a href="http://www.crookedtimber.org/archives/002479.html">the value of a philosophy education</a>. (I met him at a wedding once, and can report that he's very pleasant in person.) Paul Draper should be worth hearing—his wines are great, and his biography is a perfect example of the value of a philosophy education. (I met him at a wedding once, and can report that he’s very pleasant in person.)

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/12/05/philosophy-and-wine/comment-page-1/#comment-53258 Matt Sun, 05 Dec 2004 23:40:29 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2612#comment-53258 This brings to mind a discussion had at the Rutgers-Princeton grad conference several years ago- that what we really in is an actual "philosophical gourmet report", meaning one that tells you which departments have the best spreads for after talks, and which go to the best resturants after talks or conferences. This seems like valuable information to have when deciding on where to spend the next several years, or where to take a job. This brings to mind a discussion had at the Rutgers-Princeton grad conference several years ago- that what we really in is an actual “philosophical gourmet report”, meaning one that tells you which departments have the best spreads for after talks, and which go to the best resturants after talks or conferences. This seems like valuable information to have when deciding on where to spend the next several years, or where to take a job.

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