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Brian Harrison
4.0 out of 5 stars A helpful alternative
Reviewed in Australia on 20 January 2021
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Maybe of more use for fiction rather than for considered arguments requiring frequent back references to confirm points.
Would have been better to hear authors voice rather than an unknown reader.
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Stanley Turner
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent…
Reviewed in the United States on 28 February 2024
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As with everything I have read from Sir Roger, excellent writing. A couple of these essays I had previously read while reading other works but they did not distract from this book. My only regrets I did not even know of Roger Scruton until after his untimely death. Highly recommended…SLT
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Jason Carter
4.0 out of 5 stars Defender of community, home, and settlement
Reviewed in the United States on 30 May 2021
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I have only recently been exposed to the late Roger Scruton's works, but have apparently missed out on much my whole life. Scruton is the author of 40 books and hundreds of essays, columns, etc. His works touch on a wide range of topics and the editor of this volume was careful to select broadly across his opus.
Sixteen essays in this book cover everything from the philosophy of wine, to thoughts on hunying, the philosophy of love, conservative conservationism, to more traditional works of political philosophy.
Scruton died just over a year ago in January 2020 and the world is poorer by one humane defender of the permanent, important things: community, home, and settlement.
Recommended.
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