The Roger Scruton reader / compiled, edited and with an introduction by Mark Dooley.
| Author/creator | Scruton, Roger |
| Other author | Dooley, Mark. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Paperback edition. |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Continuum, 2011. |
| Description | xxiv, 232 pages ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Works. 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gaze' from Modern Culture (2000) ; 'Knowledge and feeling' from Culture Counts (2007) ; 'Classicism now' (previously unpublished) ; 'Music' from Philosophy: Principles and Problems (2005) -- sect. 5.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 note | Originally published 2009. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015431922 |
| ISBN | 1441115382 |
| ISBN | 9781441115386 |
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