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Roger Scruton, an Uncommon card
Sir Roger Vernon Scruton was an English philosopher, writer, and social critic who specialised in aesthetics and political philosophy, particularly in the furtherance of conservative views.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 90
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 190
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 170,000
Power 190 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Roger Scruton quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Roger Scruton card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Scruton was also Chairman of the ______ Better, Building Beautiful Commission for the United Kingdom government from 2019 to 2020.
Answer
Building. Scruton was also Chairman of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission for the United Kingdom government from 2019 to 2020. From the Roger Scruton article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Helena Blavatsky. Helena Blavatsky 350,000 · Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba 280,000 · Roger Scruton 170,000 · Dome 69,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The founding-editor of The Salisbury Review, a conservative political journal, Scruton wrote over 50 books on architecture, art, philosophy, politics, religion, among other topics.
- Scruton was also Chairman of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission for the United Kingdom government from 2019 to 2020.
- His views on classical architecture and beauty are still promoted via his foundation, while his political stances remain influential.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Roger Scruton article was read about 170,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 90 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Roger Scruton
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Roger Scruton (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Pete Helme, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
