It has been four years since Sir Roger Scruton passed away, leaving a significant gap within the sphere of intellectual conservatism. The void is evident due to the undeniable impact that Scruton had, earning him the title of one of the best-known British conservative philosophers at the onset of the new century. This recognition stems not only from the importance of his ideas but also from his role as a pivotal figure in popularising conservatism within political, academic, and social discourse. He achieved this through his academic and popular writing, an active public intellectual life, his editorship of the Salisbury Review, and his activism in Central Europe, which garnered him animosity from all the right quarters.
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