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Dlaczego islam nie akceptuje Zachodu? Rogera Scrutona próba odpowiedzi
Islam’s rejection of Western civilization according to Roger Scruton

Author(s): Zbigniew Ambrożewicz
Subject(s): Islam studies, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Verbinum
Keywords: Roger Scruton; conservatism; state; law; Islam; terrorism

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the theory of Roger Scruton, contemporary British conservative philosopher, on why most Muslims reject norms governing social and political life in Western Europe. In the first part I present an overview of Scruton’s understanding of conservatism, and his conservative ideas on state, law and society. In the second part I discuss Scruton’s interpretation of the Islamic law and the reasons behind its near total opposition to and conflict with the social theory and practice in the West. I conclude with a question – partly polemical to Scruton’s thesis – as to the real existence of the Western cultural millieu he defends.

  • Issue Year: 142/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 499-515
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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