The Roger Scruton Reader

Mark Dooley

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Continuum
10 June 2011

Philosophy; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -

The Roger Scruton Reader is the first comprehensive collection of Scruton's writings, spanning a period of thirty years. It gathers selections from some of his earliest works such as The Aesthetics of Architecture (1979) to his most recent Culture Counts (2007). The book also includes a good number of unpublished essays. It is made up of five sections - the last section of all contains some of Scruton's most pugilistic pieces on Dawkins and on The Iraq War.

Scruton holds Burkean political views and his book The Meaning of Conservatism was a response to the growth of liberalism in the Conservative party. At all times he is concerned to shift the right way from economics towards moral issues such as sex education and censorship laws. But he has in fact written on almost every aspect of philosophy - always in prose which is accessible and written with pellucid clarity.

Compiled by: Mark Dooley
Imprint: Continuum
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 350g
ISBN: 9781441115386
ISBN 10: 1441115382
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 10 June 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction \ 1. Autobiographical \ 2. Art and Culture \ 3. Philosophy and Some Philosophers \ 4. Politics \ 5. The Philosopher in Society

Mark Dooley has held lectureships at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, and at University College Dublin where he was John Henry Newman Scholar of Theology. From 2003-2006, he wrote a controversial column on foreign affairs for the Sunday Independent. Since 2006, he has written for the Irish Daily Mail. Dooley is also a regular broadcaster on Irish radio and television, and has served as a political speech writer. He is author of The Politics of Exodus: Kierkegaard's Ethics of Responsibility (2001), The Philosophy of Derrida (2007), and Roger Scruton: The Philosopher on Dover Beach (2009). He is editor of Questioning Ethics (1999), Questioning God (2001), A Passion for the Impossible (2003), and The Roger Scruton Reader (2009).

Reviews for The Roger Scruton Reader

Author article in Irish Daily Mail 'This is a book brimming with observations and arguments, some surprising, many provocative, all engaging.'- Chandran Kukathas, The American Conservative 'An excellent introduction to [Scruton's] range of interests' - Kenneth Minogue, Times Literary Supplement ""Dooley compiles 16 selected essays by English philosopher Roger Scruton on topics ranging from conservative politics to sex, culture, the environment, wine, and hunting, which were written between 1986 and 2008 (most after 2000). He aims to present a companion to his volume Roger Scruton: The Philosopher on Dover Beach and a text for those wishing to teach Scruton's philosophy or become acquainted with his work. The first group of essays relate to Scruton's political conservatism, followed by sections on his theory of the nation and his ideas about sex and marriage, religion, knowledge, and the role of architecture in human life."" -Eithne O'Leyne, BOOK NEWS, Inc.