Roger Scruton - Why Beauty Matters (2009)

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Published on Jun 13, 2024
Philosopher Roger Scruton presents a provocative essay on the importance of beauty in the arts and in our lives.

In the 20th century, Scruton argues, art, architecture and music turned their backs on beauty, making a cult of ugliness and leading us into a spiritual desert.

Using the thoughts of philosophers from Plato to Kant, and by talking to artists Michael Craig-Martin and Alexander Stoddart, Scruton analyses where art went wrong and presents his own impassioned case for restoring beauty to its traditional position at the centre of our civilisation.

Presenter: Roger Scruton

Director: Louise Lockwood

Producer: Andrew Lockyer

Executive Producer: Andrea Miller