The Roger Scruton Reader

Contents......Page 8
Introduction: A Philosophy of Love......Page 10
Section 1: Conservatism......Page 26
1. 'How I Became a Conservative' from Gentle Regrets (2005)......Page 28
2. 'What is Right?' from Thinkers of the New Left (1986)......Page 45
3. 'Rousseau and the Origins of Liberalism' from The New Criterion (1998)......Page 68
Section 2: The Nation......Page 82
4. 'The Social Contract' from The West and the Rest (2003)......Page 84
5. 'The Nation State and Democracy' from The American Spectator (2007)......Page 100
6. 'Should he have Spoken?' from The New Criterion (2006)......Page 113
Section 3: Sex and the Sacred......Page 122
7. 'The Philosophy of Love' from Death-Devoted Heart (2004)......Page 124
8. 'Meaningful Marriage' from A Political Philosophy (2006)......Page 140
9. 'The Return of Religion' from Axess Magazine (2008)......Page 153
Section 4: Culture......Page 160
10. 'The Aesthetic Gaze' from Modern Culture (2000)......Page 162
11. 'Knowledge and Feeling' from Culture Counts (2007)......Page 177
12. 'Classicism Now' (Previously Unpublished)......Page 188
13. 'Music' from Philosophy: Principles and Problems (2005)......Page 200
Section 5: Homecomings......Page 210
14. 'Conserving Nature' from A Political Philosophy (2006)......Page 212
15. 'The Philosophy of Wine' from The World of Fine Wine (2005)......Page 225
16. 'Thoughts on Hunting' from Animal Rights and Wrongs (2000)......Page 233
Suggestions for Further Reading......Page 243
A Bibliography of Roger Scruton's Books 1974-2009......Page 247
C......Page 250
F......Page 251
J......Page 252
M......Page 253
P......Page 254
S......Page 255
W......Page 256
X......Page 257