A review by kykeon
Beauty by Roger Scruton

4.0

Has some great ideas and I like the subject and philosophy but becomes a bit of a critique on a long list of high brow art, literature, opera, music, painting which doesn’t help the sense of superiority that comes across, which is itself discussed as part of the inevitable judgement within the question ‘what is beauty?’ Not intended irony because it’s clear in the end that in his opinion some art is more beautiful than others, and that there is objectivity, which I do agree with, even if he can’t define it, and I get irritated by his rather uncompromising attitude, which I admit won’t prevent me looking up some of his high art recommendations in an attempt to educate myself!