A Thing Called Civilization

“What you need to do is engage in dialogue, which is what civilization is about,” says Roger Scruton.

English philosopher Roger Scruton believed that beauty matters. Fronteiras do Pensamento/CC BY 2.0

On Sept. 19, 2019, at the 14th annual Gala for Western Civilization, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) presented Sir Roger Scruton with the Defender of Western Civilization award. Sir Roger gave these remarks on accepting the award.

It is a great honor to be named Defender of Western Civilization for the year 2019 by ISI, an organization with which I’ve been connected for a long time and whose work seems to be ever more important and ever more necessary, not just for young people but also for us, the older generation, who are trying to communicate the things that we know.