Finally, it also provides a daring analysis of the late Scruton’s metaphysical inspirations, connecting the arts, and especially music, with religion and the bonds of love. In How to be a Conservative Roger Scruton argues that you can live a fulfilling modern life as a Conservative and be more than just a representation of an age gone by. Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25. It also allows reader to look into the philosopher’s fascination with Central European art and culture. In 2016 he again published two books, Confessions of A Heretic (a collection of essays) and The Ring of Truth, about Wagners Ring cycle, which was widely and. In a world that seems to have abandoned conservative principles, it’s possible, and in fact necessary, to carry the torch. Explore books by Roger Scruton with our selection at. However, it also has a pioneering commitment on the level of the particular, offering the first full-length study into the philosophical legacy of Roger Scruton, probably the most important British conservative philosopher of the late 20th and the first decades of the 21st century. Roger Vernon Scruton, FBA, FRSL (/skrutn/ born 27 February 1944) is an English philosopher who specialises in aesthetics. The claim of the book is, therefore, that contrary to a superficial prejudice, it is possible to address the philosophical issues of art and politics in the same oeuvre, as the example of this Cambridge-educated analytical philosopher proves.Īccordingly, the book has a bold thesis on the general, theoretical level, mapping the connections between politics, art and philosophy. Its hero, the late Sir Roger Scruton had a longstanding interest in all fields, acquiring professional knowledge in both the practice and theory of politics, art and philosophy. This book covers the field of and points to the intersections between politics, art and philosophy. Sir Roger Scruton was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge and was until 1990 Professor of Aesthetics at Birkbeck College, London.
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