Nicola Perullo

Nicola Perullo is an Italian philosopher and academic. A Professor of Aesthetics at the Università di Scienze Gastronomiche di Pollenzo, he's the author of many volumes on the aesthetics of perception, ecologic aesthetics, philosophy of food and aesthetics of taste, a field in which he's one of the most famous and important researchers worldwide. He directs “Sapio. Cibo, conoscenza filosofia” a branch of Ets Edizioni and “Emergenze dell’estetica” for Aesthetica Edizioni.

He's been visiting professor in many international universities. He's the author of some twenty books (some of which translated abroad) and of over one hundred essays and scientific papers. Among his latest works: Taste as Experience, Columbia University Press, New York, (2016), Estetica ecologica. Percepire saggio, vivere corrispondente, Mimesis, Milano (2020), Epistenologia. Il vino come filosofia (2021) (the American edition is Epistenology. Wine as Experience, Columbia University Press, 2020), L’altro gusto. Per un’estetica dell’esperienza gustativa, Ets, Pisa (2021).