{"product_id":"against-the-tide-9781472992932","title":"Against the Tide","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''His moral courage shines through from the start.''\u003c\/b\u003e  - \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe definitive edition of the late Sir Roger Scruton''s philosophical and political essays and reviews, now collected in one volume.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 commentaries, arranged thematically. The selection has been made and edited by Mark Dooley, Scruton''s literary executor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout this collection, Scruton proves himself to be at his most scintillating and controversial. He writes with passion and conviction about such varied topics as feminism, racism, fascism, Tony Blair and Donald Trump, as well as subjects like global warming, music and architecture. He takes aim at those who defy conservative common sense in favour of liberal falsehoods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book shows Scruton at his most brilliant and demonstrates how his influence will remain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery piece is a masterclass in prose style and a reminder of how he earned such widespread popular affection…His moral courage shines through from the start. * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThis is inspirational thought delivered by graceful language about politics and aesthetics that will continue to attract and influence readers. * The Epoch Times *\u003cbr\u003e… A brilliantly stimulating selection of the journalism by the late Sir Roger Scruton… These are little masterpieces of philosophical polemic. * The Oldie *\u003cbr\u003eThe writings expertly collected in \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Tide\u003c\/i\u003e go a long way to illuminating Scruton's humane and dignified conservatism. * Law and Liberty *\u003cbr\u003eOn every page, the reader encounters a mind passionately at work, seeking to reconcile everyday problems with a moral sense. * The Washington Free Beacon *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgainst the Tide\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise but rich selection of some of Scruton’s writings for various journals, magazines, and newspapers … What a pleasure to see so many of these pieces back in print … it is hard to imagine a better introduction to Scruton’s work than this wonderful, endlessly readable volume. -- Douglas Murray * The New Criterion *\u003cbr\u003eOver 40 years of Scruton’s columns and commentaries, published and unpublished, as well as diary entries are gifted to us in this remarkably concise but substantive volume. * The American Conservative *\u003cbr\u003eReading Scruton will help us rekindle the search for what is good, true, and beautiful, and, more importantly, recognize them (and their opposites) when we see them. * The Interim *\u003cbr\u003eA collection of his finest writing. * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eScruton stood apart in Britain as a thinker. His writing continues to illuminate, and he is sorely missed. * The Lady *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface: The Work That Must Be Done\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePart One: Who Am I?\u003c\/b\u003e My Life Beyond the Pale  Roger Scruton Says ‘Put a Cork in It’ My Week: July 2005  My Week: January 2006  My Week: April 2006  The Flame That Was Snuffed Out by Freedom Finding \u003ci\u003eScrutopia \u003c\/i\u003ein the Czech Republic  Diary – August 2016   \u003cb\u003ePart Two: Who Are We?\u003c\/b\u003e The Conservative Conscience The Blair Legacy A Question of Temperament The Meaning of Margaret Thatcher Identity, Marriage, Family: Our Core Conservative Values Have Been Betrayed  What Trump Doesn’t Get About Conservatism   \u003cb\u003ePart Three: Why The Left Is Never Right\u003c\/b\u003e The Ideology of Human Rights Who is a Fascist? In Praise of Privilege A Hominist Homily In Loco Parentis McCarthy Was Right on the Red Menace A Focus of Loyalty Higher than the State The Art of Taking Offence   \u003cb\u003ePart Four: Intimations of Infinity\u003c\/b\u003e De Anima  A Matter of Life and Deathlessness Dawkins Is Wrong about God Altruism and Selfishness  Memo to Hawking: There’s Still Room for God Humans Hunger for the Sacred: Why Can’t the New Atheists Understand That?   \u003cb\u003ePart Five: The End of Education\u003c\/b\u003e The Virtue of Irrelevance The Open University and the Closed Mind The End of Education The Plague of Sociology Know Your Place Universities’ War against the Truth   \u003cb\u003ePart Six: Fraudulent Philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e A Note on Foucault The Triumph of Nothingness Freud and Fraud If Only Chomsky Had Stuck to Syntax   \u003cb\u003ePart Seven: The West and the Rest\u003c\/b\u003e In Memory of Iran The Lesson of Lebanon Decent Debate Mustn’t Be the Victim The Wrong Way to Treat President Putin Why Iraq Is a Write-Off   \u003cb\u003ePart Eight: Cultural Corruption\u003c\/b\u003e The Art of Motor-Cycle Maintenance Temples of Anxiety The Modern Cult of Ugliness High Culture Is Being Corrupted by a Culture of Fakes   \u003cb\u003ePart Nine: Animal Rights, Pulpit Politics and Sex\u003c\/b\u003e Male Domination  The Pestilence of Pulpit Politics  On the Eating of Fish  Obligations of the Flesh  Eat Animals! It’s for Their Own Good Sextants and Sexting  Tally Ho! Let the Hunt Remind Us of Who We Are   \u003cb\u003ePart Ten: Annus Horribilis and Last Words\u003c\/b\u003e Diary  After My Own Dark Night  My 2019    \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408797475159,"sku":"9781472992932","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472992932.jpg?v=1730504242","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/against-the-tide-9781472992932","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}