A Political Philosophy: Arguments for Conservatism

Roger Scruton's classic work on conservatism, reissued for a new political moment.

Over the past twenty years, Roger Scruton has been developing a conservative view of human beings, society and culture. In the book his arguments are recommendations with the aim of convincing the reader that rumors of the death of Western civilization are greatly exaggerated. Much of our present self doubt, argues Scruton, is brought about by the Darwinian theory of evolution. Darwin encourages us to see human emotion as a reproductive strategy. This is a perspective which Scruton attacks vehemently especially in its modern proponents--Desmond Morris and Richard Dawkins. This the author believes undermines the belief in freedom and the moral imperatives that stem from it.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum
Published: 04/23/2019
ISBN: 9781472965226
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.60d