Roger Scruton
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27 February 1944 Buslingthorpe, Lincolnshire, England |
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| Residence | Brinkworth, Wiltshire, England | ||
| Education | BA (philosophy, 1962–1965), PhD (aesthetics, 1967–1972), Jesus College, Cambridge | ||
| Occupation | Philosopher, writer | ||
| Known for | Traditionalist conservatism | ||
| Notable work | The Meaning of Conservatism (1980); Sexual Desire (1986); The Aesthetics of Music (1997); How to Be a Conservative (2014) | ||
| Television | Why Beauty Matters (BBC Two, 2009) | ||
| Spouse(s) | Danielle Laffitte (m. 1973–1979); Sophie Jeffreys (m.1996–present) |
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| Children | Two (born 1998 and 2000) | ||
| Parent(s) | John Scruton; Beryl Claris Scruton (née Haynes) | ||
| Awards | Medal of Merit (First Class) of the Czech Republic, October 1998 | ||
| Website | roger-scruton.com | ||
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| Era | 20th- / 21st-century philosophy | ||
| Region | Western philosophy | ||
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Aesthetics, political philosophy, ethics | ||
Sir Roger Vernon Scruton, FBA, FRSL (/ˈskruːtən/; born 27 February 1944) is an English philosopher and writer who specialises in aesthetics and political philosophy, particularly in the furtherance of traditionalist conservative views.
Editor from 1982 to 2001 of The Salisbury Review, a conservative political journal, Scruton has written over 50 books on philosophy, art, music, politics, literature, culture, sexuality and religion; he has also written novels and two operas. His most notable publications include The Meaning of Conservatism (1980), Sexual Desire (1986), The Aesthetics of Music (1997) and How to Be a Conservative (2014). He has been a regular contributor to the popular media, including The Times, The Spectator and the New Statesman.
From 1971 to 1992 Scruton was a lecturer and professor of aesthetics at Birkbeck College, London, after which he held several part-time academic positions, including in the United States. He became known in the 1980s for helping to establish underground academic networks in Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe, for which he was awarded the Czech Republic's Medal of Merit (First Class) by President Václav Havel in 1998.
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