On today’s episode, Megan and Frank work up the liquid courage to tackle one of philosophy’s most notorious recruiters: alcohol. Are we different people when we’re inebriated, or simply more free to act on our deepest desires? Was the prohibition movement justified? Is wine-tasting all bogus, or are sommeliers detecting something real? And does alcohol induce mystical experiences?-----------------------Hosts' Websites:Megan J Fritts (google.com)Frank J. Cabrera (google.com)Email: philosophyonthefringes@gmail.com-----------------------Bibliography:Symposium by Plato (mit.edu)Cassius Dio, Roman History 49.36Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle (mit.edu) (Book 2)That One Should Disdain Hardships: The Teachings of Roman Stoic Drunkenness: Losing Our Grip on Reason | Choosing Freedom A Kantian Guide to LifeKirsten Ditterich-Shilakes, “Muse in a Stem Glass Art, Wine, and Philosophy”Quill Kukla, “Nonideal Theory of Sexual Consent” |Watch Prohibition | Ken Burns | PBSThe 1800s: When Americans Drank Whiskey Like it was WaterAmericans are drinking more now than when Prohibition became lawKevin W. Sweeney, "Is There Coffee or Blackberry in My Wine?"A.C. Noble |The Wine Aroma Wheel Official WebsiteOphelia Deroy, "The Power of Tastes: Reconciling Science and Subjectivity"Managing Diacetyl (“Buttery” Flavor) Production During MLFBarry C. Smith, “The Objectivity of Tastes and Tasting”Wine-tasting: it's junk science | Wine | The GuardianThink wine connoisseurship is nonsense? Blind-tasting data suggest otherwiseA New Study Answers The Question: Does Blind Wine Tasting Work? William James, “The Varieties of Religious Experience”-----------------------Cover Artwork by Logan Fritts-------------------------Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/neon-signsLicense code: EZOCM133QSX3TAVC

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