Roger Scruton
The Soul of the World
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691169286
- author:
- Roger Scruton
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 216
- Dimensions:
- 14 x 1.5 x 21.6 cm
- Genre:
- Religion & Spirituality, Religious Studies, Ph
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Soul of the World by Roger Scruton A compelling defence of the sacred against modern atheism, this book argues that our personal relationships and moral intuitions hint at a transcendent dimension beyond scientific understanding. Scruton explores why a sense of the sacred is essential to human life and what its loss would mean. Drawing on art, architecture, music, and literature, Scruton suggests that the highest forms of human experience tell the story of our religious need and quest for transcendence. He argues that evolution cannot explain our conception of the sacred, neuroscience has no relevance to interpersonal relationships with God, and scientific understanding is irrelevant to the experience of beauty. In a world where the sacred seems increasingly absent, Scruton finds solace in the idea that paths to transcendence remain open.
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