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A Short History of Modern Philosophy: From Descartes to Wittgenstein by Roger Scruton
$65.00 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Routledge Classics | Reading Level: very good
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 Des ...Show more
Against the Tide - The Best of Roger Scruton's Columns, Commentaries and Criticism by Roger Scruton; Mark Dooley (Edited by)
$45.00 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies
The definitive edition of the late Sir Roger Scruton's philosophical and political essays and reviews, now collected in one volume, edited by Mark DooleyThe philosopher Roger Scruton was the leading conservative thinker of the post-war years. In this book are assembled the very best of his essays and co ...Show more
An Intelligent Person's Guide to Philosophy by Roger Scruton
$28.50 NZD
Category: No Category
"Philosophy's the 'love of wisdom', can be approached in two ways: by doing it, or by studying how it has been done," so writes the eminent philosopher Roger Scruton. In this user-friendly book, he chooses to introduce philosophy by doing it. Taking the discipline beyond theory and "intellectualism," he ...Show more
Australian Essays by Roger Scruton
$19.95 NZD
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In this collection of essays produced to celebrate the Institute of Public Affairs' 2014 Foundations of Western Civilisation Symposium, Roger Scruton explores the fallacies of our technocratic age.
Beauty - A Very Short Introduction by Roger Scruton
$22.95 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Beauty can be consoling, disturbing, sacred, profane; it can be exhilarating, appealing, inspiring, chilling. It can affect us in an unlimited variety of ways. Yet it is never viewed with indifference. In this Very Short Introduction the renowned philosopher Roger Scruton explores the concept of beauty, ...Show more
Confessions of a Heretic: Selected Essays by Roger Scruton
$29.95 NZD
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This collection of essays arises from a decade of engagement with the public culture of Britain and America. Some have been published in print or on-line; some are appearing here for the first time. I describe them as confessions, since they reveal aspects of my thinking which, if I am to believe the cr ...Show more
Conservatism - An Invitation to Political Philosophy by Roger Scruton
$44.95 NZD
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This program includes an introduction read by the author.A brief, magisterial audiobook introduction to the conservative tradition by one of Britain's leading intellectuals.In Conservatism, Roger Scruton offers listeners an invitation into the world of political philosophy by explaining the history and ...Show more
Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left by Roger Scruton
$35.00 NZD
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From one of the leading critics of leftist orientations comes a study of the thinkers who have most influenced the attitudes of the New Left. Beginning with a ruthless analysis of New Leftism and concluding with a critique of the key strands in its thinking, Roger Scruton conducts a reappraisal of such ...Show more
Frida Kahlo And My Left Leg by Roger Scruton
$29.95 NZD
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A New York Times-bestselling author's personal examination of how the experiences, art, and disabilities of Frida Kahlo shaped her life as an amputee. At first sight of Frida Kahlo's painting The Two Fridas, Emily Rapp Black felt a connection with the artist. An amputee from childhood, Rapp Black grew u ...Show more
Green Philosophy: How to Think Seriously About the Planet by Roger Scruton
$49.99 NZD
Category: Cultural Studies
The environment has long been the undisputed territory of the political Left, which has seen the principal threats to the earth as issuing from international capitalism, consumerism and the over-exploitation of natural resources. In Green Philosophy, Roger Scruton shows the fallacies behind that way of ...Show more