Christina Hoff Sommers & Sir Roger Scruton: Free speech, philosophy, and art | VIEWPOINT

Do modern campuses actually value ideas and intellectual discourse? Should there be limits on capitalism? Is modern architecture bad? Sir Roger Scruton and Christina Hoff Sommers discuss each of these topics and more. Sir Roger Scruton’s book “Fools, Frauds, and Firebrands“: Christina Hoff Sommers is the Factual Feminist and a resident scholar at AEI: Sir Roger Scruton was knighted in 2016 and is a philosopher and write: Class and knighthood 1:00 Sir Roger’s definition of conservatism 2:45 Responding to critics on the left 5:15 “All attempts to get rid of everything and start again... end up as genocide“ 6:08 Common law versus civil law 7:30 Changes in the culture of art history 8:35 In defense of beauty 12:09 Modern architecture: “A crime against the human soul“ 14:09 1960s: The baby boomers grow into immaturity 17:06 “Could we build beautiful cities without bankrupting ourselves?“ 18:42 Fools, Frauds, and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left 19:06 The virtue of clarity in writing 20:12 The state of modern campuses 21:44 Freedom of speech on campus 25:30 Outrage culture will undermine friendship 27:19 I don’t hate the people I disagree with, but they hate me 28:34 “Freedom is a very good horse to ride, but to ride somewhere“ 30:07 Reluctant capitalist 31:59 Subscribe to AEI’s YouTube Channel Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter For more information Third-party photos, graphics, and video clips in this video may have been cropped or reframed. Music in this video may have been recut from its original arrangement and timing. In the event this video uses Creative Commons assets: If not noted in the description, titles for Creative Commons assets used in this video can be found at the link provided after each asset. The use of third-party photos, graphics, video clips, and/or music in this video does not constitute an endorsement from the artists and producers licensing those materials. AEI operates independently of any political party and does not take institutional positions on any issues. AEI scholars, fellows, and their guests frequently take positions on policy and other issues. When they do, they speak for themselves and not for AEI or its trustees or other scholars or employees. More information on AEI research integrity can be found here: #aei #news #politics #government #education #philosophy #freespeech #art #law #factfem