Scrutonian

//skɹuːˈtəʊ.ni.ən// adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Roger Scruton (1944-2020), English philosopher specialising in aesthetics.

    "This uncertainty often appears in Beckettian criticism—take the Scrutonian hesitation over Beckett's 'characters (if characters they can be called)', or John Pilling's admission that, in Beckett, character can become an 'impossibly complicated matter'."

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"This uncertainty often appears in Beckettian criticism—take the Scrutonian hesitation over Beckett's 'characters (if characters they can be called)', or John Pilling's admission that, in Beckett, character can become an 'impossibly complicated matter'."

Etymology

From Scruton + -ian.

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