Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left, Scruton Roger

Автор: Scruton Roger
Название: A Political Philosophy: Arguments for Conservatism
ISBN: 1472965221 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472965226
Издательство: Bloomsbury
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Roger Scruton's classic work on conservatism, reissued for a new political moment.

Over the past twenty years, Roger Scruton has been developing a conservative view of human beings, society and culture. In the book his arguments are recommendations with the aim of convincing the reader that rumors of the death of Western civilization are greatly exaggerated. Much of our present self doubt, argues Scruton, is brought about by the Darwinian theory of evolution. Darwin encourages us to see human emotion as a reproductive strategy. This is a perspective which Scruton attacks vehemently especially in its modern proponents--Desmond Morris and Richard Dawkins. This the author believes undermines the belief in freedom and the moral imperatives that stem from it.

Автор: Scruton, Roger
Название: Modern philosophy
ISBN: 1844131068 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781844131068
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Описание: Roger Scruton is one of the most widely respected philosophers of our time, whose often provocative views never fail to stimulate debate. Considered by many to be the best philosophical primer since Bertrand Russell`s The Problems of Philosophy, this book is a must for both the student and the general reader.

Автор: Dooley Mark
Название: Roger Scruton Reader
ISBN: 0826420494 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780826420497
Издательство: Continuum
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Описание: A comprehensive collection of Roger Scruton`s writings. It gathers selections from some of Scruton`s earliest works, such as "The Aesthetics of Architecture" (1979), to his recent "Culture Counts" (2007). It provides an insightful introduction to Scruton`s philosophical foundations that include his Burkean political views.

Автор: Beauchamp Scott, Scruton Roger, Navid Kermani
Название: Plough Quarterly No. 18 - The Art of Community
ISBN: 0874860571 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780874860573
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Описание: Can beauty save the world?

These days criticism of art--whether visual, musical, or literary--is often marked by a suspicion of beauty. What happened to the belief that the creativity of the artist reflects the creativity of the Maker of heaven and earth, and that art can therefore be a channel for divine truth? Anyone who has joined with others to sing Bach's Saint Matthew Passion or stood before a painting by Raphael or Chagall can attest to this. At such moments, art binds people together. This issue of Plough focuses on art that leads to such community: through theater, painting, music, and the objects and architecture of everyday life. And while art fosters community, building community is itself a work of creativity.

Also in this issue: original poetry by Cozine Welch Jr.; reviews of new books by Eliza Griswold, Alissa Quart, Eugene Vodolazkin, and Nathan Englander; and art by Denis Brown, JR, Val rie Jardin, Isaiah King, Isaiah Tanenbaum, George Makary, Oriol Malet, Alex Nwokolo, Ashik and Jenelle Mohan, Raphael, Aaron Douglas, Winslow Homer, Vincent van Gogh, Wassily Kandinsky, and Jason Landsel.

Plough Quarterly features stories, ideas, and culture for people eager to put their faith into action. Each issue brings you in-depth articles, interviews, poetry, book reviews, and art to help you put Jesus' message into practice and find common cause with others.

Автор: Scruton Roger
Название: Where We Are: The State of Britain Now
ISBN: 1472965140 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472965141
Издательство: Bloomsbury
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Roger Scruton looks at where Britain has found itself, and ponders where it should go next.

Addressing one of the most politically turbulent periods in modern British history, philosopher Roger Scruton asks how, in these circumstances, we can come to define our identity, and what in the coming years will hold us together.

To what are our duties owed and why? How do we respond to the pull of globalization and mass migration, to the rise of Islam, and to the decline of Christian belief? Do we accept these as inevitable or do we resist them? If we resist them on what basis do we build?

This book sets out to answer these questions, and to understand the volatile moment in which we live. Roger Scruton slices characteristically through the fog of debate with this sensible and profound account of the collective British identity; essential reading for anyone interested in what it means to be British, what that might come to mean in future, and who wonders how we can define our place in a rapidly changing world.

Автор: Scruton Roger
Название: How to Be a Conservative
ISBN: 147296523X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472965233
Издательство: Bloomsbury
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Renowned philosopher Roger Scruton draws on his own experience as a counter-culture presence in public life to explain conservatism in a skeptical age.

With soft left-liberalism as the dominant force in Western politics, what can conservatives now contribute to public debate that will not be dismissed as pure nostalgia? In this highly personal and witty book, renowned philosopher Roger Scruton explains how to live as a conservative in spite of the pressures to exist otherwise. Drawing on his own experience as a counter-cultural presence in public life, Scruton argues that while humanity might survive in the absence of the conservative outlook, it certainly won't flourish. How to be a Conservative is not only a blueprint for modern conservatism. It is a heartfelt appeal on behalf of old fashioned decencies and values, which are the bedrock of our weakened, but still enduring civilization.

Автор: Scruton Roger
Название: I Drink Therefore I Am
ISBN: 1472969871 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472969873
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We are familiar with the medical opinion that a daily glass of wine is good for the health and also the rival opinion that any more than a glass or two will set us on the road to ruin. Whether or not good for the body, Scruton argues, wine, drunk in the right frame of mind, is definitely good for the soul. And there is no better accompaniment to wine than philosophy. By thinking with wine, you can learn not only to drink in thoughts but to think in draughts.

This good-humoured book offers an antidote to the pretentious clap-trap that is written about wine today and a profound apology for the drink on which civilisation has been founded.

In vino veritas.

Автор: Scruton, Roger
Название: Souls in the twilight
ISBN: 0825308844 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780825308840
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
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Описание: As the lights that have guided us go out, people begin to wander in the twilight, seeking their place of belonging. In these stories, set in recent times, but before the blinding glare of social media, Roger Scruton describes the remembered landscapes of people who are not where they belong, and not quite where they wished to be. With unfailing lightness of touch, Scruton portrays characters who cannot let go of the past: Yusuf, set on a path of revenge that bears no relation to his teenage life; Bill who wanders the world in his imagination but cannot leave his suburban living room; Sarah, whose insane mission to save the Lebanese Christians brings disaster to the only person she loves; Veronica, whose determination to look the truth in the face wraps her young life in deception -- all of them lost to their surroundings and yet touchingly seeking a home in them. For lovers of the short story, these exquisite pictures of modern people will be cherished for their insight and poetic drama.