Episode 77: Roger Scruton - How to Be a Conservative
Conservative Minds
English - April 26, 2021 23:00 - 42 minutes - 35.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 141 ratingsPhilosophy Society & Culture News conservative conservatism politics political philosophy economics intellectual history values government Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Scruton argues that conservatism starts from a sentiment that good things are easily destroyed but not easily created. We have collectively inherited good things that we must strive to keep. Further, democray needs boundaries to flourish. A shared identity - territory, culture, language - is a prerequisite for the politics of compromise.
Scruton argues that conservatism starts from a sentiment that good things are easily destroyed but not easily created. We have collectively inherited good things that we must strive to keep. Further, democray needs boundaries to flourish. A shared identity - territory, culture, language - is a prerequisite for the politics of compromise.