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Where We Are
The State of Britain Now
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Sir Roger Scruton
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Ethics & moral philosophy, Political science & theory, Social & cultural history, Philosophy, Cultural studies, Politics & government
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Synopsis
WINNER OF THE CATHOLIC HERALD BOOK AWARD
Addressing one of the most politically turbulent periods in modern British history, philosopher Roger Scruton asks how, in these circumstances, we can come to define our identity, and what in the coming years will hold us together. To what are our duties owed and why? How do we respond to the pull of globalisation and mass migration, to the rise of Islam and to the decline of Christian belief? Do we accept these as inevitable or do we resist them? If we resist them on what basis do we build? This book sets out to answer these questions, and to understand the volatile moment in which we live.
Roger Scruton slices characteristically through the fog of debate with this sensible and profound account of our collective identity; essential reading for anyone interested in what it means to be British, what that might come to mean in future, and who wonders how we can define our place in a rapidly changing world. New & Used
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What Reviewers Are Saying
While everyone else panics and reacts, Scruton thinks. And produces answers. * Douglas Murray * Scruton, a political philosopher who was formerly professor of aesthetics at Birkbeck College, has such a harmonious writing style that one could almost imagine this essay being set to music ... I found this strangely moving, and that's more than can be said for your standard work of political philosophy. * Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times * A worthwhile description of how nationhood could help us regain a feeling of community, without sparking the surge in national chauvinism that EU supporters claim would result. * Daily Telegraph * We need a national debate about the kind of country we now hope to be; and we need it now. It is at such moments that nations turn to their philosophers ... High on any such list is Sir Roger Scruton ... At the heart of Scrutonian thought, however, lies the insight encapsulated in the title of his latest book: Where We Are. For this is above all an analysis of what we mean by a sense of place, of identity, of country. * Daniel Johnson, Editor, Standpoint *