Referred to as “the most influential contemporary philosopher” by the New Yorker, over the course of his career he has written more than 50 essays ranging from philosophy, art, music, politics, literature to sexuality and religion, as well as two novels and two musical works. The Prime Minister referred to him speaking of ecology “the most vivid example of the alliance between who is there, who has been there, and who will come after us”
In his speech to gain confidence in the Chamber (FIRST PART – SECOND PART – PART THREE), Giorgia Meloni cited, among others, the philosopher Roger Scruton, one of the most important British philosophers and standard bearer of traditionalist conservatives. The premier recalled him for his definition of ecology: “We know – said Meloni – that the defense of the natural environment is particularly important to young people. We will take care of it. Because, as Roger Scruton, one of the great masters of European conservative thought, ‘ecology is the most vivid example of the alliance between who is there, who has been there, and who will come after us’ “(THE SPECIAL – UPDATES – THE PHOTOS OF THE DAY AT THE ROOM).
Meloni: “There is no more convinced ecologist than a keeper”
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Applause and smiles, the day in the Chamber for Meloni’s speech
“Protecting our natural heritage – continued Meloni in his speech at Montecitorio – commits us exactly like protecting the heritage of culture, traditions and spirituality, which we inherited from our fathers so that we could pass it on to our children. Then the Prime Minister he added: “There is no more convinced ecologist than a conservative, but what distinguishes us from a certain ideological environmentalism is that we want to defend nature with man inside, combining environmental, economic and social sustainability”.
A multifaceted intellectual, Scruton has written more than 50 essays
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Giorgia Meloni in the Chamber, the 16 women mentioned in the speech. PHOTO
Born on February 27, 1944 in Buslingthorpe and died on January 12, 2020 in Brinkworth, Scruton was a particularly eclectic intellectual, he wrote over 50 essays over the course of his career ranging from philosophy, to art, from music to politics. , from literature to sexuality and religion, as well as two novels and two musical works. The New Yorker called him “the most influential contemporary philosopher”.
The works translated in Italy
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In Italy the works “The West and the others. Globalization and the terrorist threat”, an essay on the relations between the Islamic world and the West and “The face of God”, in which the philosopher guides us to rediscover the sacred have been translated as a custody of the beauty of the world, and the religious vision of life as a safeguard of the human being put to the test today.
Elizabeth II granted him the knighthood in 2016
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In 2016, Queen Elizabeth granted him the knighthood for “the services rendered to philosophy, teaching and public education”. After a past hostile to the French ’68, Scruton in 1982 founded and directed the quarterly magazine The Salisbury Review, which soon became a reference point for English traditionalist conservatism. He is also remembered for his commitment in the 1980s in support of dissidents from Eastern Bloc countries. As a true Englishman, he has been a lifelong fox hunting enthusiast, which he considered not only a sporting activity, but also a way to protect a dying social identity.
Roger Scruton, who is the conservative philosopher quoted by Meloni