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  • The Aesthetics of Architecture

    by Roger Scruton ...
    A landmark account of architectural theory and practice from acclaimed philosopher Roger ScrutonArchitecture is distinguished from other art forms by its sense of function, its localized quality, its technique, its public and nonpersonal character, and its continuity with the decorative arts. In this important book, Roger Scruton calls for a return to first principles in contemporary architectural ... Read more

    $31.69 USD

  • The Ring of Truth

    The Wisdom of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung

    by Roger Scruton ...
    "Nothing in opera is grander than The Ring, no work more suited to the deep reading the writer gives here." — Opera NewsRichard Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung is one of the greatest works of art created in modern times, and has fascinated both critics and devotees for over a century and a half. No recent study has examined the meaning of Wagner's masterpiece with the attention to detail and ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Death-Devoted Heart:Sex and the Sacred in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde

    Sex and the Sacred in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde

    by Roger Scruton ...
    A tale of forbidden love and inevitable death, the medieval legend of Tristan and Isolde recounts the story of two lovers unknowingly drinking a magic potion and ultimately dying in one another's arms. While critics have lauded Wagner's Tristan and Isolde for the originality and subtlety of the music, they have denounced the drama as a "mere trifle"--a rendering of Wagner's forbidden love for ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

  • Conservatism

    An Invitation to the Great Tradition

    by Roger Scruton ...
    A brief magisterial introduction to the conservative tradition by one of Britain's leading intellectuals."One of the most eloquent and even moving evocations of the conservative tradition in Western politics, philosophy and culture I have ever read . . . the ideal primer for those who are new to conservative ideas." — Wall Street JournalIn Conservatism, Roger Scruton offers the reader an ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

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  • The Meaning of Conservatism

    by Roger Scruton ...
    This is a major contribution to political thought from conservatism’s greatest contemporary proponent. Originally published in Britain in 1980 and revised in 1984, this edition – the first ever in the United States – is a major rewriting of the work. Scruton’s idea of conservatism – what in America we tend to call “paleo-conservatism” – might well shock the sensibilities of those American ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

  • The Uses of Pessimism

    And the Danger of False Hope

    by Roger Scruton ...
    Ranging widely over human history and culture, from ancient Greece to the current global economic downturn, Scruton makes a counterintuitive yet persuasive case that optimists and idealists -- with their ignorance about the truths of human nature and human society, and their naive hopes about what can be changed -- have wrought havoc for centuries. Scruton's argument is nuanced, however, and his ... Read more

    $27.59 USD

  • Confessions of a Heretic

    Selected Essays

    by Roger Scruton ...
    Hard-hitting essays by acclaimed social commentator and philosopher Roger Scruton, guaranteed to provoke lively debateA wide-ranging selection that includes essays on architecture and modern art, the environment, politics, and culture.Each “confession” reveals aspects of the author’s thinking that his critics would probably have advised him to keep to himself. Roger Scruton challenges popular ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Kant: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Roger Scruton ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Kant is arguably the most influential modern philosopher, but also one of the most difficult. Roger Scruton tackles his exceptionally complex subject with a strong hand, exploring the background to Kant's work and showing why the Critique of Pure Reason has proved so enduring. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Notes from Underground

    by Roger Scruton ...
    Bronze Winner of a 2015 Independent Publisher Award in the Suspense/Thriller CategorySet in the twilight years of the Czechoslovak communist regime and recalled from the suburbs of Washington. Roger Scruton evokes a world in which every word and gesture bears a double meaning, as people seek to find truth amid the lies and love in the midst of betrayal.Notes From Underground tells the story of Jan ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Soul of the World

    by Roger Scruton ...
    A compelling defense of the sacred from acclaimed philosopher Roger ScrutonIn The Soul of the World, renowned philosopher Roger Scruton defends the experience of the sacred against today's fashionable forms of atheism. He argues that our personal relationships, moral intuitions, and aesthetic judgments hint at a transcendent dimension that cannot be understood through the lens of science alone. To ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Confessions of a Heretic, Revised Edition

    by Roger Scruton ...
    A revised edition of the Notting Hill Editions essay collection by the late Sir Roger Scruton with a new introduction by Douglas Murray.Confessions of a Heretic is a collection of provocative essays by the influential social commentator and polemicist Roger Scruton. Each “confession” reveals aspects of the author’s thinking that his critics would probably have advised him to keep to himself. In ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • A Short History of Modern Philosophy

    From Descartes to Wittgenstein

    by Roger Scruton ...
    Series series Routledge Classics
    Discover for yourself the pleasures of philosophy! Written both for the seasoned student of philosophy as well as the general reader, the renowned writer Roger Scruton provides a survey of modern philosophy. Always engaging, Scruton takes us on a fascinating tour of the subject, from founding father Descartes to the most important and famous philosopher of the twentieth century, Ludwig ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook