: Early life in High Wycombe and his formative education.
: His spiritual journey and his work as a composer of operas.
: Deep dives into his specific theories on aesthetics and human nature. Conversations with Roger Scruton
The book is organized chronologically and by theme, following Scruton's development as a thinker:
: His tenure at Birkbeck College and the crystallization of his right-wing views. : Early life in High Wycombe and his formative education
: Critiques of the contemporary state of the discipline.
: Transitions in his academic career.
: His work with underground dissidents in Communist Czechoslovakia, including his eventual arrest and expulsion.