The Roger Scruton reader / compiled, edited and with an introduction by Mark Dooley.

Author/creator Scruton, Roger
Other author Dooley, Mark.
Format Electronic
EditionPaperback edition.
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Continuum, 2011.
Descriptionxxiv, 232 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Uniform titleWorks. Selections. 2009
Contents Introduction: A philosophy of love. sect. 1. Conservatism. 'How I became a conservative' from Gentle Regrets (2005) ; 'What is right?' from Thinkers of the New Left (1986) ; 'Rousseau and the origins of liberalism' from The New Criterion (1998) -- sect. 2. The nation. 'The social contract' from The West and the Rest (2003) ; 'The nation state and democracy' from The American Spectator (2007) ; 'Should he have spoken?' from The New Criterion (2006) -- sect. 3. Sex and the sacred. 'The philosophy of love' from Death-Devoted Heart (2004) ; 'Meaningful marriage' from A Political Philosophy (2006) ; 'The return of religion' from Axess Magazine (2008) -- sect. 4. Culture. 'The aesthetic gaze' from Modern Culture (2000) ; 'Knowledge and feeling' from Culture Counts (2007) ; 'Classicism now' (previously unpublished) ; 'Music' from Philosophy: Principles and Problems (2005) -- sect. 5. Homecomings. 'Conserving nature' from A Political Philosophy (2006) ; 'The Philosophy of wine' from The World of Fine Wine (2005) ; 'Thoughts on hunting' from Animal Rights and Wrongs (2000).
General noteOriginally published 2009.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015431922
ISBN1441115382
ISBN9781441115386

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