The Christian Vanguard

 Sir Roger Scruton presents an argument in his book Beauty: A Very Short Introduction against the transcendental nature of beauty. To be clear, he is only presenting it, not endorsing it. He writes, "Why believe p ? Because it it is true. Why want x ? Because it is good. Why look at y ? Because it is beautiful. In some way, philosophers have argued, those answers are on a par...Someone who asked 'why believe what is true' or 'why want what is good' has failed to understand the nature of reasoning...Does the same go for beauty?...To say as much is to overlook the subversive nature of beauty. Someone charmed by a myth may be tempted to believe it: and in this case beauty is the enemy of truth...A man attracted to a woman may be tempted to condone her vices: and in this case beauty is the enemy of goodness...Goodness and truth never compete...The pursuit of beauty, however, is far more questionable." The argument states that since transcendentals have this qualit...

Here is my Amazon review for Sir Roger Scruton's book, On Hunting

Cecil the Lion is in the news again, and some people don't see the point to hunting, saying it's inhumane or whatever (well, yes, lions are not humans, duh). Scruton takes the objection and flips it on it's head. Hunting, he says, is a participation of our species with theirs. It's getting in touch with our animal roots. It's is part of being in the community of species. This is what other animals do: they hunt. If we want to be part of the animal community, we should hunt. So, far from it being a practice of dominance and over lording, it's a recognition that we are in some sense like them. It should also be noted that his type of hunting is vastly different from the American type of hunting. He wears ironed and pressed clothing, he has horses, trumpets, hounds, antique looking guns, etc. There is a class and civilization in his presenting his humanity to the other animals. This is what distinguishes himself from the other animals, this culture. You are a ...