Kacířova zpověď – Scruton Roger (2022)

How to Rule Properly Why We Need a Nation-State How to Protect Nature How to Build Solidly How to Defend the West Since the 1970s, conservatives have been rebelling against the ideology of progressivism. During the Cold War, they were part of right-wing governments, and it seemed they were winning, yet the humanitarian intelligentsia already viewed them as an abhorrent relic of the past. The brilliant philosopher and publicist Roger Scruton was even expelled from the university for his views in the early 1990s. He also failed to make an impact on the British Conservative Party, desperately trying to 'infect' it with his ideas, which is not surprising, as conservatives suspect political philosophy of being doctrinaire. Scruton grappled with the paradox arising from the effort to formulate non-ideological conservative thought throughout his life. Scruton's heresy is inspiring. Deconstructing leftist doctrine is child's play for right-wing thinkers, but Scruton managed to go further – he had the remarkable talent to start rebuilding after every demolition. He knew not only what needed to be rejected but also what should be preserved and lovingly developed. The essays in this collection address urgent contemporary issues: nature conservation, the aesthetics of urbanism, the significance of the nation-state, the question...