Terry Eagleton in conversation with Roger Scruton
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Published 2012-09-19
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This event took place at the Royal Institution on 13th September 2012.
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All Comments (21)
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Sir Roger Scruton, R.I.P. (1944-2020)
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I think it's great that these two, polar opposites in their politics, can maintain a civilised and respectful debate, this is so often lacking these days
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Two true brilliant gentlemen, debating and disagreeing seriously with grace, humor, and respect. May they be contagious.
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An intelligent, insightful debate which, despite containing radically opposed opinions, was conducted with decorum and respect. One must be awed that in times of Trump and political correctness, such delightful conversations still take place.
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I mean who would dare debate Roger Scruton. The man has an almost pure instinct for sticking to the argument, never swayed by cheap emotionality. Wish I had heard him in my younger days, the man is a genius.
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Is that a young Ash Sarkar getting the last question in? Of course she had to give all that pre-amble only to respond to Scruton's answer by accusing him of "only listening to music made by dead white men". What an embarrassment.
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It is beautiful and enriching to disagree with grace and respect, a pity that we have only one of the two alive today. We need more of these!
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Eagleton gives a very stimulating and witty lecture about Christianity at Yale U. called "Christinity: Fair or Foul". He criticizes Hitchens and Dawkins in ways I would not have expected from a Marxists. You might find it enjoyable. Cheers!
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I like Scruton, but the moderator, Hannah, is the true icing on the cake;
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Roger is once again brilliant here. Terry, I'm not so familiar with, but he reminds me of the Mole from Wind in the Willows.
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"Let's assume there is some truth in what you're saying" LOL
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Thank you for sharing. Sir Roger is a joy to listen to – he is, perhaps, our leading philosopher of aesthetics, after all. Terry Eagleton is interesting too.
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I'm a huge Eagleton fan which made this so fun to watch; I've never seen him get bopped on the head with such incisive wit. What a show!
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This is such a wonderfully English debate, punctuated by praise and 'if I may say so'. Gents.
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How could you not continue watching after an introduction like that, lol.
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It's wonderful to have these videos of Sir Roger in his pomp. I wonder what he would have said about what we have gone through in 2020-21. What a loss his untimely death was.
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That last girl who accused Roger of only listening to the music created by 'dead white men' is quite spectacularly rude and ignorant. I wish someone had put to her: in what circumstances would she consider it remotely acceptable to turn up to a discussion between two philosophers and sneer at a culture of "dead black men"?
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Wish there were more like Eagleton. This would be a much more humane world. What a brilliant, beautiful human being he is!
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They're both for the decomodification of culture, which is huge.
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The disdain and prejudice shown toward Eagleton in the comments is incredibly undeserved. He is an eloquent writer and a penetrating thinker. He did very well in this discussuon
