Книга: Roger Scruton «Kant: A Very Short Introduction»
Серия: "Very Short Introductions" Kant is arguably the most influential modern philosopher, but also one of the most difficult. In his short introduction Roger Scruton tackles Kant's exceptionally complex subject with a strong hand, exploring the background to his work and showing why the Critique of Pure Reason has proved so enduring. Формат: 11 см х 17, 5 см. Издательство: "Oxford University Press" (2001)
ISBN: 978-0-19-280199-9 Купить за 529 руб на Озоне |
Roger Scruton
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Roger Vernon Scruton (born
Biography
Scruton was educated at
From 1969 to 1971 he was Research Fellow at
From 1982 to 2001 he was founding editor of "The Salisbury Review" and also founded the Claridge Press which in early 2004 he sold to
In the early 1990s he moved from the city to the countryside and discovered a passion for
Contributions to philosophy and the arts
His first publication - "Art and Imagination" - was an exploration of
Scruton holds the philosopher
Scruton has written two books about modern philosophy. The first, "A Short History Of Modern Philosophy" starts with
In addition to his theoretical work, Scruton has also published novels and short stories, and has written two operas, for which he provided both the libretto and music. His first opera, "The Minister", was performed in Quenington in 1994 and in Oxford in 1998. His second opera, "Violet", based on the life of the harpsichordist
Contributions to politics and culture
Scruton holds Burkean political views, which he has expounded in the conservative quarterly "
Activism
From 1979 Scruton was an active supporter of
Scruton was also co-founder and trustee of the Jagiellonian Trust, working in Poland and Hungary from 1982 until the return of democracy in 1989, and founder and trustee of the Anglo-Lebanese Cultural Association, working for reconciliation between the Lebanese sects from 1987 until it was disbanded in 1995, after the occupation of Lebanon by Syria in alliance with Hezbollah.
Animal rights issues
Scruton is known for his strong opposition to the ban on
Public debates
Scruton debated
Japan Tobacco International affair
Scruton has been involved in various business ventures, most notably Horsell's Farm Enterprises, a consulting firm advising clients on
In early
Publications
Philosophy and the arts
*"Art And Imagination" (1974)
*"The Aesthetics Of Architecture" (1979)
*"A Short History of Modern Philosophy" (1982)
*"The Aesthetic Understanding" (1983)
*"Kant" (1983)
*"Sexual Desire: A Moral Philosophy of the Erotic" (1986)
*"Spinoza" (1987)
*"The Philosopher On Dover Beach and Other Essays" (1990)
*"Modern Philosophy" (1994)
*"The Classical Vernacular: architectural principles in an age of nihilism (1995)
*"Animal Rights and Wrongs" (1996)
*"An Intelligent Person's Guide To Philosophy" (1996) Republished in 2005 as "Philosophy: Principles and Problems"
*"The Aesthetics Of Music" (1997)
*"Spinoza" (1998)
*"Death-Devoted Heart: Sex and the Sacred in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde" (2004)
Politics and culture
*"The Meaning Of Conservatism" (1980)
*"The Politics Of Culture and Other Essays" (1981)
*"A Dictionary Of Political Thought" (1982) * NEW EDITION - 2007 *
*"Untimely Tracts" (1985)
*"Thinkers Of The New Left" (1986)
*"A Land Held Hostage: Lebanon and the West" (1987)
*"Conservative Texts" (1992)
*"An Intelligent Person's Guide to Modern Culture" (1998)
*"The West and the Rest: Globalisation and the terrorist threat" (2002)
*"The Need for Nations" (2004)
*"Animal Rights and Wrongs" (2006)
*"Arguments For Conservatism" (2006)
*"Immigration, Multiculturalism and the Need to Defend the Nation State" - [http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/1126/print Online version] (2006)
*"Culture Counts: Faith and Feeling in a World Besieged" (2007)
Autobiographical and Topographical
*"On Hunting" (1998)
*"England: An Elegy" (2001)
*"News From Somewhere: On Settling" (2004)
*"Gentle Regrets: Thoughts from a Life" (2005)
Fiction
*"Fortnight's Anger: a novel" (1981)
*"Francesca: a novel" (1991)
*"A Dove Descending and Other Stories" (1991)
*"Xanthippic Dialogues" (1993)
*"Perictione in Colophon" (2000)
Opera
*"The Minister" (1994)
*"Violet" (2005)
References
External links
* [http://www.roger-scruton.com/ Roger Scruton official site]
* [http://www.salisburyreview.co.uk/ "The Salisbury Review Quarterly" official site]
* [http://riskoffreedom.com/ The Risk of Freedom Briefing]
* [http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/roger_scruton Roger Scruton wine articles for the "New Statesman"]
* Interviews with Scruton can be found [http://rightreason.ektopos.com/archives/2005/11/the_joy_of_cons.html here] (2005) and [http://www.salon.com/feature/1998/04/cov_07feature.html here] (1998).
* [http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/counterpoint/stories/s1417584.htm Roger Scruton - Fox Hunter and Philosopher] , Monday 25 July 2005, "Counterpoint",
* [http://www.palgrave.com/newsearch/Catalogue.aspx?is=1403989524 The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Political Thought]
Источник: Roger Scruton
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