Hungarian Conservative

Áron Czopf

Áron Czopf

Áron Czopf, historian of ideas and political scientist. He received his BA in history from Eötvös Loránd University and an MA in political science from Pázmány Péter Catholic University. He worked for Mandiner and now he is editor of the Hungarian-language conservative journal Kommentár. He is currently working towards his PhD at Eötvös Loránd University. His research interests include the history of conservative thought and the aristocratic critique of modernity.
According to Thomas Molnar, intellectualism is only a brief flash between the religious and technological society. More dangerous than its waning light is its ‘thunder’, i.e. the unspoken problem of
The more cognition advances, the more challenging it is to create a unified approach to our knowledge. This is the trap of transparency, our crystal palace is therefore a dangerous
This paper should suffice to invite the reader on a theoretical pathfinding journey, throwing light on why some forms of criticism of modernity have faced difficulties.
Nostalgia, so characteristic of conservatives, can be understood not in time but in space instead. This nostalgia originates from Odysseus’s desire to return home (νόστος) and means the suffering of man away from his home