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What is culture? Why should we preserve it, and how? In this book renowned philosopher Roger Scruton defends Western culture against its internal critics and external enemies, and argues that rumours of its death are seriously exaggerated. He shows our culture to be a continuing source of moral knowledge, and rebuts the fashionable sarcasm which sees it as nothing more than the useless legacy of 'dead white European males'. He is robust in defence...
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Una copa de vino al día, según muchos médicos, es bueno para la salud. Más de una, puede llevarnos a la ruina. Sea dudoso o no el consejo para la salud del cuerpo, defiende Scruton, es indudablemente bueno para la salud del alma. Y no hay mejor acompañamiento que el vino cuando se trata de filosofar. La filosofía, con una copa en la mano, no solo enseña a beber pensando, sino a pensar bebiendo. Con sentido del humor, el autor ofrece un antídoto...
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"One of The Times Literary Supplement's Books of the Year 2014, chosen by Jonathan Clark" "One of Flavorwire's 10 Best Books by Academic Publishers in 2014" "One of the Scotsman's Books of the Year 2014, chosen by Alexander McCall Smith" Roger Scruton (1944–2020) was a writer and philosopher. His many books included On Human Nature and The Aesthetics of Architecture (both Princeton), as well as A Short History of Modern Philosophy.
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"One of Blackwell's Best of Non-Fiction 2017" Roger Scruton (1944–2020) was a writer and philosopher. His many books included The Soul of the World and The Aesthetics of Architecture (both Princeton), as well as A Short History of Modern Philosophy.
A brief, radical defense of human uniqueness from acclaimed philosopher Roger Scruton
In this short book, acclaimed writer and philosopher Roger Scruton presents an original and radical defense of...
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Scruton lleva a cabo una defensa radical de la singularidad humana. Frente a pensadores utilitaristas y materialistas como Richard Dawkins y Daniel Dennett, defiende que el ser humano no puede entenderse solo como un objeto biológico.
No somos solo animales humanos, somos personas que se relacionan con otras personas, sujetos de derechos y deberes. Nuestro mundo es un mundo compartido, libre, y para comprenderlo necesitamos dirigirnos a otros seres...
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Richard 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 intellectual power that Roger Scruton brings to it in this inspiring account.The Ring of Truth is an exploration of the drama, music, symbolism and philosophy of the Ring from...
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