The Nihilism of Andrew Roberts

The Nihilism of Andrew Roberts

Reviewing a Dutch doctor’s book about euthanasia in 1996, the greatest of modern conservative philosophers offered a mordant conclusion. Doctor-administered death sounded quite appealing, Roger Scruton wrote, as long as you could manage it to your own satisfaction. But “given human nature, it is more likely to be managed to the satisfaction of your nearest and dearest. And as atheism, cynicism and the practice of euthanasia spread, your nearest …