Roger Scruton (1944 - ). Philosopher, author, journalist, composer and editor of the Salisbury Review, considered to be one of the world's leading conservative philosophers.
'Dr Scruton writes with an unusual clarity and fluency, and is
always a pleasure to read . . . this is certainly a book which you
could give to anyone who was curious about philosophy and expect
them to learn a lot from it.' - Alan Ryan, author of Bertrand
Russell: A Political Life'Anyone seeking a short and intelligible
introduction to the ideas and intentions of Spinoza, Hume, Kant,
Hegel and Marx, among others, need look no further.' - Good Book
Guide
'Anyone seeking a short and intelligible introduction to the ideas
and intentions of Spinoza, Hume, Kant, Hegel and Marx, among
others, need look no further.' - Good Book Guide
'In his work as a philosopher and aesthetician he's an exhaustive
reducer to first principles, while in his books for the interested
non-specialist he's as first-rate a popularizer as David
Attenborough and John Keegan.' - Salon
'Dr Scruton writes with an unusual clarity and fluency, and is
always a pleasure to read . . . this is certainly a book which you
could give to anyone who was curious about philosophy and expect
them to learn a lot from it.' - Alan Ryan, author of Bertrand
Russell: A Political Life
' - A Short History of Modern Philosophy could hardly be done much
better than Dr Scruton has done it.' - Gordon Graham, author of The
Internet: A Philosophical Enquiry
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