Sir Roger Scruton | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union
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Published 2017-12-21
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Sir Roger Vernon Scruton FBA FRSL is an English philosopher and writer who specialises in aesthetics and political philosophy, particularly in the furtherance of traditionalist conservative views.
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All Comments (21)
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R.I.P. - he was my teacher. I'll miss him so much.
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A true Englishman, such a shame what the media did to him .He will be missed
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RIP Sir Roger Scruton - a sane voice is a crazy world
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We've lost one of the last gentlemen.
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So sad to hear of Roger Scrutons death. My husband remembered him from Kings college, a sane voice in a confused world. So sad he was treated so badly, but he will be on the right side of history. RIP
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very good questions - I would say however that, as an Eastern European, Sir Roger Scruton is mostly correct in ascribing the negative connotations of politics to the left. I am from Romania - the communists killed (let me emphasise, killed) the culture, business spirit, intellectual curiosity and the necessary need to dream.
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Rest in peace, a great man.
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Just imagine professor Scruton, were he still with us, trying to give this talk at an American university today. He would be shouted down in the first five minutes and forced off the stage. How encouraging it is then to see Oxford University’s respectful, mostly student audience listening without interrupting, and only then challenging him during the appropriate time: the Q&A period. American students: please watch, listen and learn. This is the right way to discuss ideas.
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I wonder how at 77 I am just becoming aware of him. Needless to say...he is a true intellectual without being an overbearing bore. Three cheers for Sir Roger!!!
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All disagreements aside, I would like to be able to watch talks as illuminating, insightful and sincere as this one more frequently.
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In a hundred years, he will be honored as a hero of his time.
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I am glad Roger declared his working class background, there are some who might seek to obscure this, but good ideas and fresh directions have often originated in the great energy of educated working people.
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Met him a few times as our sons were at school together. I really enjoyed his company, his piercing observations and intellect and above all his total modesty. People throw about the word gentleman but in his case he really was one.
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Scruton is brilliant. First time I have heard someone so eloquently compare and contrast the Left and Right. Very thoughtful. Very informative.
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Rest in peace Roger. You will be missed!
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A voice of sanity.
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I am saddened to hear the passing of this great man and polymath on 12th January, 2020, who truly was one of the giants of Western thought and embodied everything that is best and noble of the English! He sought the Truth and sometimes was vilified & punished for it! RIP.
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Just found out that he passed. Real tragedy for the future and for philosophy. From your American student RIP Sir Roger!
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Most of us want a good life for ourselves and our families, and most want to help others and our neighbours. Thus, most of us are both capitalist and socialist, conservative and liberal. Each social problem should be dealt with individually on its own merits. Thinking either the left or the right has all the answers is extremist. Identity politics seems to me the most dangerous pathology.
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I’m so glad the Oxford Union allows a broad range of speakers, it hasn’t seem to have fallen quite in the same way Cambridge has
