The philosopher Alicja Gescinska visits Roger Scruton at his farm and chats about this, that, and the other or as Alicja puts it “on life, beauty and what we are about”. I didn’t know of Roger’s fall but glad to see him up and about and in good spirits. (Bob Grant in conversation with me always…
BBC’s A Point of View with Onora O’Neill, Roger Scruton and John Gray. Roger also in Prospect Magazine with “Who are we?“ Brexitjohn grayOnora O’Neillpolitical economyPolitical philosophyRoger Scruton
Roger Scruton’s latest (2014) garnering some warm praise, thoughtful discussion rather than the shrill or snide remarks that Roger (one of the most refined minds around) usually attracts. The Independent Wall Street Journal The FT David McPherson architectureArtCognitionconsciousnessExperiencefaithLiteraturemusicReligionRoger Scrutonscience
Roger Scruton in the NYT column The Stone. CIVIL UNIONS AND DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPSEvolutionPESSIMISMPhilosophyRoger ScrutonSAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Roger Scruton’s latest. Some reviews: The Independent THE The Guardian The Monthly The Scotsman The Times Financial Times The Literary Review New Statesman
Roger Scruton weighs in on the nature/nurture debate via a threefold review. (Image another Steve Pyke portrait). Roger Scrutonsteve pyke
Having being posted on Phil-L listserv this piece is bound to attract a lot of attention – Paul Heise is quite an exceptional character. It was only a few days ago that I made reference here to Feuerbach. (This is one of the best photos of Roger I’ve come across – it brings to mind my…
I know that I may well cop a lot of flack disclosing that I’m a fan of David Stove. One colleague called Stove the worst curmudgeon he’d ever come across, a writer that had the ability to rub many constituencies up the wrong way. Be that as it may, I find Stove a great writer…
Here’s an article from the Huffington Post. Of course, we all know that booze and the philosopher are close friends. Regarding the relationship between the two, there are two schools of thought. 1. that the qualic experience (and alcohol) are part and parcel of creative thought processes. 2. Alcohol is needed to numb the philosopher’s…
Here is a review of Roger Scruton’s recent offering. Also a review from The Guardian. I recently heard him on Radio 4 plugging the book – he’s a terrific and highly cultured writer but more often than not, a poor public performer – odd for someone one might consider a public intellectual. Had I known…
