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.

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

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[DieFlabbergast]

The entire modern world needs to be "Scrutonized" very closely!

[justagoodlifes]

A great man Roger Scruton has
left the field. Much Respect.
Rest in Peace, and thank you....

[cambridge]

I felt like I was sitting at the grown up table.

[ayubious]

As someone who feels disconnected with a lot of the philosophical/political extremism of my generation, you two are currently a much needed voice of reason for me. I have especially experienced the friendship problems of conversational landmines when that shouldn't be the norm at all, I've felt a great deal of anxiety in this area. Thank you for this.

[xjboy]

Once I would have turned to BBC R4 for great mind food like this interview but sadly those days are long gone so thankful for YT/AEI/ the great Christina and the insanely under stated and brilliant Sir Scruton

[krustomer]

Loved that you spoke directly to us millenials! Makes us want to participate in politics knowing people care.

[machtnichtsseimann]

Only criticism: too short of an interview.

[anthonyzav]

Scruton AND Hoff Sommers!!!! my god. what a day.

[obesePETE]

having recently graduated from architecture school, i could not agree more in regards to post-modernist literature being a secret language and completely lacking in clarity.

[Shemdoupe]

I've been on a huge Scruton reading binge. He was a great asset to the world and is surely missed. I hope to pick up his mantle out of respect for him. I'm making it my goal to make the world more beautiful and to show the world beauty the way he did. RIP.

[zoobee]

I would love to see a conversation between Sir Roger and Camille Paglia

[sunkencubeoctahedron]

Wow! Two civilized people having an intelligent conversation...what a strange sight.

[Suitesband]

Sir Roger, you are looking better than ever.

[MatejCrhak]

Genius! This is the expression i will use a lot, from now on, when describing post-modernism, marxism, nihilism, materialism and so on: *crime against the human soul*

[mylovelyman]

And the idiotic media in the UK have just got him sacked because he had the temerity to point out facts.

[N_Loco_Parenthesis]

24:27 - I just thought it was a given, what I thought when I entered uni: this place is full of PhDs and Profs, I know almost nothing, and I need to be open to learning and take greatest care over what I'm submitting to make sure I'm not wasting their time. The idea that I should come in and tell faculty what's appropriate for me and my selfhood to be learning. Urgh!

[oudguitar]

Thanks for the great interview Christina, Does anyone else feel a new loosely defined center forming around the loud polarization? My fingers are crossed that 2017 will go down as the year we develop online conversational ethics which is to say you don't get a pass from the golden rule just because someone can't punch you through the screen yet. I mean when is the last time you told someone at a bar GFKYS or drink bleach? HA. I'll look forward to reading Roger's book

[hamedmoradi]

I enjoyed watching this video. Our world needs people like Roger Scruton who are deeply educated.

[gastoncoquet]

Thank you very much for this interview. Being a self-taught person I keep fresh my sense of awe an need of thankfulness. Thank you again for the generosity of sharing your knowledge.
From Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[WormyLeWorm]

I love this; much of the thoughts I've had myself, especially about architecture of today and the fools reiterating jargon... everything about education... It is so refreshing to listen to people who make the same realizations.