Roger Scruton's Blog, page 13

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

Dr Martin Mansell MD FRCP LLM Consultant Nephrologist has died of Covid-19. Martin enrolled in the University of Buckingham MA in Philosophy 2018/19 and was supervised by Sir Roger and by Samuel Hughes. He also attended the Scrutopia Summer School Alumni meeting of 2019 ( see picture: A visit to Knight's Mill)  and is fondly remembered for his kindness, his lively scepticism and his searching questions in pursuit of truth. He was deeply interested in the ethics of organ...

Czech Tributes to Sir Roger Scruton

Sir Roger Scruton (1944 2020)

Obituaries in the Czech media:

https://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/zemrel-britsky-filozof-scruton-spojeny-s-ceskoslovenskym-disentem/1841559

https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/svet/3028022-zemrel-roger-scruton-filozof-a-politolog-se-slabosti-pro-ceskoslovensko

https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/zemrel-roger-scruton-vyznacnemu-britskemu-filozofovi-a-polit/r~261f3196357711ea84260cc47ab5f122/

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Wagner's Parsifal - due for release 7th May 2020

Reviews - 

Scruton is one of the finest philosopher-musicians since Schopenhauer. Jonathan Gaisman, Standpoint

Highly original and penetrating ... he writes about the music authoritatively but comprehensibly... lucidly, cogently and even entertainingly. Tim Blanning, Literary Review

A brilliant gallop through the master's religious, musical and philosophical contexts. Sue Prideaux, Spectator

After reading this book, only the most unadventurous reader would turn down the chance to see...

Planning for the future - Commons debate 12 March 2020

Co-Chair Nicholas Boys-Smith has kindly shared the below links to two recent House of Commons debates futuring comments about the BBBBC.

https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-03-12/debates/3D651FDE-D43F-4436-88C7-AD4BE4C6E5DC/PlanningForTheFuture

https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-03-12/debates/D6DDB1D5-70C2-4DB7-9A0D-F8251FA499F2/CommunityHousing

News from Scrutopia - 1st April 2020

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News from Scrutopia - 31st January 2020

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Living with beauty: report of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission

‘Living with Beauty’ the report of the Building Beautiful Building Better Commission was launched on 30th January by the Secretary of State Robert Jenrick MP and Roger’s co-chair Nicholas Boys-Smith. They both paid wonderful tribute to Roger. Nicholas ensured that Roger’s thought and writing was included right up to the last edit for which I will always be grateful. The report says: “Ask for Beauty”; “Refuse Ugliness” “Promote Stewardship”
“We should recognise that the pursuit of beauty is an...

Building More, Building Beautiful.

We’ll make it easier to build beautiful homes, to end the myth that quality is the enemy of supply
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/01/25/make-easier-build-beautiful-homes-end-myth-quality-enemy-supply/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_em
Robert Jenrick, Housing Secretary. (Sunday Telegraph ‘Comment’ section 25 January 2020)

New homes that conform to local residents' ideas of beauty to be fast-tracked through planning system
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Advance Order: The Classical Vernacular: Architectural Principles in an Age of Nihilism.

 

The Classical Vernacular Carcanet Press (1995) 

We have requested a new print run of The Classical Vernacular and are taking advance orders. 

The essays, from the perspective of 'the classical vernacular', explore the nature and meaning of architecture, defending architecture without architects, and the 'vernacular tradition', that 'vulgar tongue' which is the natural language of space, proportion and light. He provides a comprehensive critique of modernism (not only...

Tributes to Sir Roger Scruton

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Sir Roger Scruton, FBA, FRSL. Beloved husband of Sophie, adored father to Sam and Lucy and treasured brother of Elizabeth and Andrea, he died peacefully on Sunday 12th January. He was born on 27th February 1944 and had been fighting cancer for the last 6 months. His family are hugely proud of him and of all his achievements. (12.01.2020)

Tributes to Roger

Scruton was the greatest thinker of our age. Daniel Hanan -...