{"product_id":"on-butter-carnivore-world-9798312640595","title":"On Butter: \"Tractatus de Butyro\" (1659) - Martinus Schoock","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eButter.\u003c\/b\u003e It seems so self-evident, so ordinary. Yet in the seventeenth century, it became the subject of profound discussions and philosophical reflections. In \u003ci\u003eOn Butter\u003c\/i\u003e, the influential thinker Martinus Schoock (1614-1669) takes us on a fascinating journey through the role, effects, and even the possible dangers of butter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is not merely a hymn to a beloved ingredient-it is a deep, almost medical-philosophical treatise on how butter influences the body, how it should be used, and even the social and religious implications it carries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchoock was a true intellectual polymath: a professor in Groningen, a fierce opponent (and later a cautious adherent) of Descartes, and the author of influential works on everything from philosophy and theology to beer, tulips, and peat. His writings not only introduce us to the scientific insights of his time but also paint a vivid picture of an era in which food, health, and worldview were inextricably linked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil now, this work was available only in Latin, hidden in academic archives and inaccessible to the modern reader. Thanks to the efforts of \u003ci\u003eCarnivore World\u003c\/i\u003e, both \u003ci\u003eOn Butter\u003c\/i\u003e and the related work \u003ci\u003eWhy Cheese Is Detestable\u003c\/i\u003e have been rescued from the dust of the Middle Ages and spared from historical oblivion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone who reads \u003ci\u003eOn Butter\u003c\/i\u003e will never look at a pat of butter in the pan the same way again. This book is a unique blend of historical knowledge, culinary philosophy, and medical insight, written by a man who saw butter as more than just food-he viewed it as a substance with profound implications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd for lovers of eccentric historical polemics: in the companion work \u003ci\u003eWhy Cheese Is Detestable\u003c\/i\u003e, Schoock launches a fierce attack on cheese. Together, these books offer a fascinating glimpse into the culinary controversies of the seventeenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep into Schoock's world and discover how butter played a key role in science, health, and even moral debates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carnivore World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798312640595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.42d","brand":"Carnivore World","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800881017087,"sku":"9798312640595","price":13.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-butter-carnivore-world-9798312640595","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}