Confessions of a Heretic (revised edition)

Author: Roger ScrutonDouglas Murray

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Introduced by Douglas Murray

A collection of twelve provocative essays by the philosopher and political thinker Roger Scruton. Each ‘confession’ reveals an aspect of the author’s thinking that his critics would probably have advised him to keep to himself.

Scruton attempts to find a remedy for the void at the heart of our civilisation and seeks to answer the pressing problems of our age: What can we do to protect Western values against Islamic extremism? Why is the Nation State worth preserving? Why do we turn immediately on all those who wish to defend our rooted values against whatever invading force has appeared over the horizon? How should we achieve a timely death against the advances of modern medicine? This diverse collection includes essays on art, music, architecture, government, social media, and culture.

As Douglas Murray writes in his introduction, Scruton was an outsider, yet he showed his readers ‘not just what they should reject, but what they should nurture and love.’ This selection offers consolation and guidance to a new generation of readers.

‘An excellent entry into Scruton’s thinking… Scruton’s counsel, finally, is to live a life of depth and love, to give yourself generously to others in the things that count. Few academics and writers have followed that advice as well as Scruton did himself.’
Washington Examiner
‘One senses in Scruton the mark of the true thinker, a deep sincerity and conviction.’
Alain de Botton
‘Scruton is a masterly writer.’
A.C. Grayling
‘Roger Scruton is that rarest of things: a first-rate philosopher who actually has a philosophy.’
Jesse Norman
‘A great collection by a remarkable contemporary thinker and essayist.’
Robert McCrum

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Introduced by Douglas Murray

A collection of twelve provocative essays by the philosopher and political thinker Roger Scruton. Each ‘confession’ reveals an aspect of the author’s thinking that his critics would probably have advised him to keep to himself.

Scruton attempts to find a remedy for the void at the heart of our civilisation and seeks to answer the pressing problems of our age: What can we do to protect Western values against Islamic extremism? Why is the Nation State worth preserving? Why do we turn immediately on all those who wish to defend our rooted values against whatever invading force has appeared over the horizon? How should we achieve a timely death against the advances of modern medicine? This diverse collection includes essays on art, music, architecture, government, social media, and culture.

As Douglas Murray writes in his introduction, Scruton was an outsider, yet he showed his readers ‘not just what they should reject, but what they should nurture and love.’ This selection offers consolation and guidance to a new generation of readers.

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Weight 0.25 kg
Dimensions 19 × 12 × 1.5 cm
Cover Type

Hardcover

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