Conservatism then and now: review of Scruton, Conservatism

Cosmos + Taxis, 6(3-4), 45-51

2019

Themes: Conservatism

Category: Book review, Peer reviewed

A review of Roger Scruton’s Conservatism: An Invitation to the Great Tradition, arguing that while Scruton’s historical discussion is illuminating, situating conservatism in dialogue with liberalism, his agenda for taking conservatism forward, involving a focus on political correctness and religious extremism, is very limited, not only ignoring a number of other very serious political issues, but also failing to speak to the concerns of non-conservatives.

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