Dr Mark Dooley

Philosopher, Journalist, Broadcaster

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Of course, life is serious, but when viewed through the eyes of a child we can discover better ways of handling our difficulties. We see that to approach life with joy, to avoid condemnation and to praise where we can, is to drain our problems of their power.

Of course, life is serious, but when viewed through the eyes of a child we can discover better ways of handling our difficulties. We see that to approach life with joy, to avoid condemnation and to praise where we can, is to drain our problems of their power.

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← In parenting, we not only give but we also receive. If we are open to it, we receive a form of love that can heal any hurt. We receive life-giving joy and an understanding of humanity that makes it all the more wondrous. Most of all, we learn how to laugh – really laugh. In all things, you can discover light. In all people, you can find happiness. The world in which we live is the world that religion made. Despite all its faults, it is a world shaped by the scriptures, by the summons to sacrifice and by that timeless appeal on behalf of absent generations. It is a world in whose art and culture we see what it means to be more than human. It is a world where we still forgive those who trespass against us, and where, even in the midst of darkness, so many are still guided by the light of love. Take all that away and you are not left with an earthly utopia, but something like the loveless hell that was Eastern Europe under communism. →
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New Book – Amazon.co.uk Bestseller!

Against the Tide is the definitive edition of the late Sir Roger Scruton's philosophical and political essays and reviews, now collected in one volume edited by Mark Dooley, Scruton's Literary Executor.  Right up until the last essay in this book ('My Year 2019'), Scruton proves himself to be at his most scintillating and controversial. He writes with passion and conviction about such varied topics as feminism, racism, fascism, Tony Blair and Donald Trump. In all cases he takes aim at those who defy conservative common sense in favour of liberal falsehoods. But with polymathic intelligence, he also writes of Michel Foucault, Male Domination, The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Monumental Egos and The Trump of Nothingness.  This book shows Scruton at his most brilliant and demonstrates how his influence will remain strong and will last. Like Christopher Hitchens' final collection And Yet, this new collection shows a writer at the height of his intellectual powers whose works will provide a philosophical legacy for many years to come. 

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