Thoughts from a Life
A quiet, witty but also serious and moving account of the ways in which life has brought Scruton to think what he thinks, and to be who he is.By Roger Scruton
(Continuum, 2006)
His moving vignettes of his childhood and later influences illuminate this book.
248 pages, paper.
Category: Books by the Fellows
The further backward you can look, the further forward you are likely to see.
Winston Churchill
The Oracle of the Dog by G. K. Chesterton, Foreword by P. Douglas Wilson.
A Father Brown mystery story that addresses themes of character, listening, and false assumptions.
An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Philosophy by Roger Scruton.
Taking the discipline beyond theory and "intellectualism," Scruton presents philosophy in an empirical, accessible, and practical light. The result is not a history of the field but a vivid, energetic, and personal account to guide the reader making his or her own venture into philosophy.
