Roger Scruton on Pop Music on BBC 4

by Mar 5, 2016Music2 comments

I liked this so much that I just don’t wanna apply critical thinking to it. It felt right, so it’s right. Don’t ask me any questions about it. Just listen to it. It’s only a few minutes long.

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2 Comments
  1. Todd Jones

    I’ll bite! I listened. I have questions. I won’t ask you:-)

  2. bethyada

    “Judgment [discernment] is the precondition of all enjoyment”

    Excellent comment. Sounds like the sort of thing Lewis might have said.