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Zoltán Pető

Zoltán Pető

Zoltán Pető is a historian of ideas, currently working as a research fellow at the Thomas Molnar Institute for Advanced Studies at the National University of Public Service in Budapest. His research interests include conservative political philosophy from the end of the 18th century to the present day. He wrote his PhD thesis on the political theory of Erik Maria Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, soon to be published as a book. His main area of interest is German conservative political thought in the 20th century.
Zoltán Pető

Zoltán Pető

Zoltán Pető is a historian of ideas, currently working as a research fellow at the Thomas Molnar Institute for Advanced Studies at the National University of Public Service in Budapest. His research interests include conservative political philosophy from the end of the 18th century to the present day. He wrote his PhD thesis on the political theory of Erik Maria Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, soon to be published as a book. His main area of interest is German conservative political thought in the 20th century.

God and the Philosopher: The Theology of Thomas Molnar

‘The duality of God and man is the most fundamental reality of existence: a reality which can structure and constitute all relations of human beings. This principal duality is the
Thomas Molnár (left) and Russell Kirk with their wives in New York in 1965.

The Contexts of Thomas Molnar — A Conference in Budapest

In his short speech introducing the international conference, head of the Thomas Molnar Research Institute, historian of political thought Károly Attila Molnár highlighted that as a Hungarian emigrant, Thomas Molnar
A dialectic materialism class at the Victor Babeş (today Babeş-Bolyai) University in Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár) in 1951.

The Three Phases of Materialism

‘When Marx explained the philosophical foundations of dialectical materialism, he first of all referred to the “development of the natural sciences”, just as the representatives of today’s New Atheist movements

The Problem with Contemporary Liberalism

‘The term “liberal” was undoubtedly originally associated with the aristocratic spirit of freedom and generosity (in Latin: liberalitas), which, recognizing a natural hierarchy among individual beings, finds diversity welcome and

Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens from a Conservative Viewpoint  

‘Transhumanism—at least in the form in which it is represented and explained by Harari—stands, above all, on the ground of anti-religion. The mechanical man, who becomes immortal, as the meaning
Béla Hamvas as a factory worker.

Béla Hamvas and the Critique of ‘Science–Religion’ 

Hamvas’ focus on metaphysical questions in the field of philosophy did not simply stem from his belief in God or his religious predisposition, but rather from this critical attitude towards
Rationalism - illustration

Some Thoughts on the Critique of ‘Mass Politics’ by Michael Oakeshott

Oakshott’s individualism differed from the individualism of liberalism, which rejects traditions. Oakeshott assumed that individuality can only be created in some context, and that freedom can only be enjoyed in

The Impossibility of Utopia — Attila Károly Molnár: Idealists and Realists

‘If a society is exhausted in immanence, if people are not aware of the finitude of their own life, knowledge, and power, and if every goal of the person, the
A ship in a storm off a lighthouse by Clement Drew.

‘Keeping the Ship Afloat’: Attila Károly Molnár’s Who Would Conserve What?

The lack of humility, modesty, the lack of deference to one’s superiors, the lack of discipline and respect are the main causes of most of the political and sociological problems
Dream of Arcadia by Thomas Cole (ca. 1838).

Utopia and the Critique of Liberal Hegemony in Thomas Molnar’s Work

Perhaps the most exciting aspect of the work is that its author is brave enough to challenge completely the established thinking and vision that takes historical progress and the associated
Zoltán Pető

Zoltán Pető

Zoltán Pető is a historian of ideas, currently working as a research fellow at the Thomas Molnar Institute for Advanced Studies at the National University of Public Service in Budapest. His research interests include conservative political philosophy from the end of the 18th century to the present day. He wrote his PhD thesis on the political theory of Erik Maria Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, soon to be published as a book. His main area of interest is German conservative political thought in the 20th century.
Zoltán Pető

Zoltán Pető

Zoltán Pető is a historian of ideas, currently working as a research fellow at the Thomas Molnar Institute for Advanced Studies at the National University of Public Service in Budapest. His research interests include conservative political philosophy from the end of the 18th century to the present day. He wrote his PhD thesis on the political theory of Erik Maria Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, soon to be published as a book. His main area of interest is German conservative political thought in the 20th century.

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