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PHILOSOPHER

Roger Scruton

1944 - 2020

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Sir Roger Vernon Scruton, (; 27 February 1944 – 12 January 2020) was an English philosopher, writer, and social critic who specialised in aesthetics and political philosophy, particularly in the furtherance of traditionalist conservative views. Editor from 1982 to 2001 of The Salisbury Review, a conservative political journal, Scruton wrote over 50 books on philosophy, art, music, politics, literature, culture, sexuality, and religion; he also wrote novels and two operas. His publications include The Meaning of Conservatism (1980), Sexual Desire (1986), The Aesthetics of Music (1997), and How to Be a Conservative (2014). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger Scruton has received more than 2,213,859 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Roger Scruton is the 468th most popular philosopher (down from 458th in 2019), the 984th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 946th in 2019) and the 28th most popular British Philosopher.

Roger Scruton is a British philosopher and writer, who is most famous for his writings on aesthetics, culture, and politics.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Roger Scruton ranks 468 out of 1,081. Before him are Leo Strauss, George Pachymeres, John Toland, Shantideva, Stilpo, and Dicaearchus. After him are Rodolphus Agricola, Marcus Cornelius Fronto, Vittorino da Feltre, Alasdair MacIntyre, Plutarch of Athens, and Ahmad Sirhindi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Roger Scruton ranks 99. Before him are Ian McDiarmid, Keith Emerson, Gianni Morandi, Karin Schubert, Makoto Kobayashi, and Ren Zhengfei. After him are Peter Tosh, Michelle Phillips, Erwin Neher, W. G. Sebald, Patrick Depailler, and Roger Daltrey. Among people deceased in 2020, Roger Scruton ranks 73. Before him are Pranab Mukherjee, Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, Carl Reiner, Eddie Van Halen, Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, and Moussa Traoré. After him are Quino, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Mario J. Molina, Per Olov Enquist, John Saxon, and Honor Blackman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger Scruton ranks 984 out of 7,765. Before him are Eadgyth (910), Eric Idle (1943), Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire (1480), Naomi Campbell (1970), Alexander III of Scotland (1241), and Max Mosley (1940). After him are Julia Gillard (1961), Michael York (1942), William Hyde Wollaston (1766), Edmund Leighton (1852), John Kay (1704), and John E. Walker (1941).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Roger Scruton ranks 28. Before him are H. L. A. Hart (1907), John of Salisbury (1110), Francis Hutcheson (1694), Paul Grice (1913), Alan Watts (1915), and Adam Ferguson (1723). After him are Alasdair MacIntyre (1929), A. J. Ayer (1910), Harriet Taylor Mill (1807), Antony Flew (1923), Thomas Reid (1710), and Alexander of Hales (1175).

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