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The Idea of Kingship and the Holy Crown of Hungary
PHILOSOPHY

The Idea of Kingship and the Holy Crown of Hungary

According to the most fundamental concept of the Holy Crown doctrine, everyone who has political rights in the territory of the country is a member of the crown, a part of its ‘body’.

Zoltán Pető
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29.05.2023
Michael Polanyi’s Fundamental Criticism of Central Planning
PHILOSOPHY

Michael Polanyi’s Fundamental Criticism of Central Planning

Given the resurgence of the concept of central planning, it is vital to recall that even 20th century scholars recognised the profound flaws inherent in such a techno-optimistic approach. One of the intellectuals opposing this mindset was Michael Polanyi, a Hungarian British polymath, whose ingenuity brought about important discoveries in physical chemistry, philosophy and economics.

Lili Zemplényi
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14.05.2023
László Németh: A Conservative Utopian?
PHILOSOPHY

László Németh: A Conservative Utopian?

Although we clearly cannot consider László Németh a conservative thinker in the ‘classical’ sense, we can still regard him as an interesting writer. He is worthy of our attention especially with regard to his critique of technocracy. In fact, he expressed valuable insights regarding the dominance of technical rationality, but also in many areas of culture, therefore his works can serve as valuable food for thought for conservatives who are willing to expand their horizons in new directions.

Zoltán Pető
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13.05.2023
Conservative Thoughts in the Work of Stanisław Lem
PHILOSOPHY

Conservative Thoughts in the Work of Stanisław Lem

Human inventions such as contraception that ‘simplified the process’ of accessing sexual pleasures, had the ultimate side effect of devaluing romantic love, as what used to make it precious was the difficulty of overcoming the cultural and societal barriers of attaining the subject of one’s admiration, Stanislaw Lem argued.

Lili Zemplényi
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13.05.2023
The Hungarian Legal System — A Vivid Interplay Between Roman and Canonical Law
PHILOSOPHY

The Hungarian Legal System — A Vivid Interplay Between Roman and Canonical Law

There is a myth, to be dispelled, that the Romans were always cruel conquerors. In truth, those who lived under the rule of the Caesars had plenty autonomy, be it in the public or private sector of society. It was that rationality and pragmatism of Roman law, which regulated regulated the lives of the conquered peoples, that structured Western culture as  is evident from a host of historical, cultural, political, and societal elements.

Mario Alexis Portella
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08.05.2023
Stable Diffusion and the Pitfalls of Innovation: How Our Creativity Might Kill Itself
PHILOSOPHY

Stable Diffusion and the Pitfalls of Innovation: How Our Creativity Might Kill Itself

Innovation is both a fundamental human activity, and a fundamentally human activity. It is fundamental, insofar as we are compelled by the need to innovate—a need that expresses itself in various ways.

Wael Taji
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05.05.2023
The Worldview of the 21st Century
PHILOSOPHY

The Worldview of the 21st Century

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 structure. Information society and the endlessly expanding scientific discourse tendentially become a barrier to knowledge—just as the traffic itself in our cities obstructs the traffic.

Áron Czopf
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28.04.2023
The New Nomos of the Earth: The Rise of Federal Populism
PHILOSOPHY

The New Nomos of the Earth: The Rise of Federal Populism

A new populism is appearing, based on real participatory federalism oriented towards tradition and community, with the Nomos being grounded in the ethnic divisions of states and regions.

Brian Patrick Bolger
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17.04.2023
Hungary Does Not Act As If History Has Ended
PHILOSOPHY

Hungary Does Not Act As If History Has Ended

Hungarian policymakers not only consciously reject the idea that history did and can end, but also do not pretend that the final chapter of Ukraine’s or Europe’s war-torn history can be ‘closed’ once and for all.

Lili Zemplényi
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13.04.2023
Twelve Words That Saved Freedom
PHILOSOPHY

Twelve Words That Saved Freedom

This article will present the reader with a basic understanding of the tragic but triumphant life of Whittaker Chambers, the man whose dramatic, twelve-word encounter with God and subsequent heroic exploits became the inspiration for a new generation of conservatives, like Ronald Reagan.

Carter LeCraw
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12.04.2023
The Perfection of Technology and ‘Global Greenwashing’
PHILOSOPHY

The Perfection of Technology and ‘Global Greenwashing’

As long as people are conditioned to become consumers by advertising applied on an industrial scale, and as long as material comfort and interest are above all else, the environmental crisis will not be solved satisfactorily and especially not with more technology.

Zoltán Pető
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02.04.2023
Béla Bangha’s Critical Reading — A Review of the Book ‘Hungary’s Reconstruction and Christianity’
PHILOSOPHY

Béla Bangha’s Critical Reading — A Review of the Book ‘Hungary’s Reconstruction and Christianity’

‘Bangha considered “social redistribution and governmental intervention to be appropriate tools”. These tools, according to Bangha, create the possibility to eliminate the imbalances that—as he puts it—are caused by mega-wealth concentrated in a few hands. In turn, these measures are embedded in a larger social reform, meaning the reformation of public life based on the Christian spirit and the re-elevation of Christianity to the status of the state’s main principle.’

Hanna Zoé Dósa
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01.04.2023
Transhumanism and the History of Philosophy
PHILOSOPHY

Transhumanism and the History of Philosophy

As philosophical materialism and the resulting transhumanism are atheistic systems of thought, it is extremely important for Harari—as it is for Dawkins—to deny the idea of God. Just as Richard Dawkins replaces a transcendent creator with the theory of evolution, so does Harari use evolution as a justification for the theory of transhumanism.

Zoltán Pető
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24.03.2023
Humanism in Hungary During the Middle Ages and the Modern Era
PHILOSOPHY

Humanism in Hungary During the Middle Ages and the Modern Era

The seeds of Hungarian humanism were sown by Matthias Corvinus, which helped the Jagiellonian kings pave the way to embedding humanism into Hungarian culture.

Mario Alexis Portella
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19.03.2023
MCC Opens New Centre For Political Philosophy
PHILOSOPHY

MCC Opens New Centre For Political Philosophy

The distinguished speakers all stressed how important they believe it is to have the global centre of political philosophy moved from the US to Europe, where it originates from.

Ádám Bráder
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15.03.2023
The Importance of Nature in the Economy — The Failed Experiment of the Physiocrats
PHILOSOPHY

The Importance of Nature in the Economy — The Failed Experiment of the Physiocrats

Physiocracy played only an episodic role in modern economic political thinking and, therefore, so did the perspective that linked the economy’s performance and ability to produce value to nature.

András Karácsony
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12.03.2023
Roman Law and Its Contribution to Civilisation
PHILOSOPHY

Roman Law and Its Contribution to Civilisation

Today, law has taken on a legalistic attribute, consequently shunning the spirit of the law, or rather, Roman jurisprudence.

Mario Alexis Portella
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24.02.2023
A Safeguard against Tyranny or the Twilight of the West? Oswald Spengler and Pan-Europe
PHILOSOPHY

A Safeguard against Tyranny or the Twilight of the West? Oswald Spengler and Pan-Europe

Europe’s contemporary society, the current system and operation of the European Union, its political, social and more deeper tensions—affecting the whole of human existence—all prove that the still popular phrase ‘progress’ is losing its catchword character just as more and more people become disillusioned with the ‘big projects of globalism.’

Zoltán Pető
—
01.02.2023
An Appeal from the Old to the New Conservatives
PHILOSOPHY

An Appeal from the Old to the New Conservatives

Conservatives are those who uphold tradition, the nation, and the values of the Bible. If we take care to uphold those principles consistently, it will become increasingly difficult, and eventually impossible, for those who advocate other principles, to present themselves as conservatives.

Ofir Haivry
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26.01.2023
Promoting the Common Good
PHILOSOPHY

Promoting the Common Good

Today our society, the Roman Church, and other ecclesiastical communities are experiencing an epidemic of confusion and moral and doctrinal disorientation, which is threatening the common good.

Mario Alexis Portella
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03.01.2023
Difficulties of Critiques of Modernity
PHILOSOPHY

Difficulties of Critiques of Modernity

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.

Áron Czopf
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28.12.2022
How Thomas Hobbes’ Social Contract Compels Despotism
PHILOSOPHY

How Thomas Hobbes’ Social Contract Compels Despotism

Hobbes refuted traditional higher law tenets and motivated people to accept the established laws and customs of their nations, even if they appear oppressive, for it is the only way peace and security can be obtained in society. The state thus becomes successful at the expense of justice, as it is today in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the People’s Republic of China, and the Russian Federation where power divorced from justice maintains order through oppression.

Mario Alexis Portella
—
21.11.2022
A Glimpse into the Life and Work of István Bibó
PHILOSOPHY

A Glimpse into the Life and Work of István Bibó

Some 30 years ago, István Bibó was looked upon as one of the most influential Hungarian political scientists. Unfortunately, he has been largely forgotten since—so perhaps it is time to rediscover him.

Lili Zemplényi
—
21.10.2022
A Voice out of the Whirlwind
PHILOSOPHY

A Voice out of the Whirlwind

Maistre associated the Protestant cult of books and philosophers with individualism, which he saw as the root cause of all the problems of his age.

Attila Károly Molnár
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17.10.2022
The Topoi of Creative Politics
PHILOSOPHY

The Topoi of Creative Politics

Creativity continues to be a central component of politics, but it is less frequently manifested in the novel application of experience than in the methodical implementation of a procedural rule in practice.

László Flick
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16.10.2022
What Is Genocide and What Is Not?
PHILOSOPHY

What Is Genocide and What Is Not?

There is growing concern that the overuse of the term ‘genocide’ may devalue it. Clearly defining what genocide means is crucial to prevent it from being used as a validation of every kind of victimhood.

Lili Zemplényi
—
09.10.2022
Understanding the Christian Notion in Humanism
PHILOSOPHY

Understanding the Christian Notion in Humanism

One should shed tears when the true essence of humanism, which parallels our Christian faith, is not only misplaced, but altogether exploited for non-humanist purposes.

Mario Alexis Portella
—
04.10.2022
Alexander Dugin and the Power of Language
PHILOSOPHY

Alexander Dugin and the Power of Language

The recent assassination of Alexander Dugin’s daughter has seen a consistent mantra from the Western media; Dugin described as an ‘ideologue’. It is one of those phrases which epitomize the “corruption” of language, for—as language develops—certain terms become sacrosanct, unexamined, plagiarized.

Brian Patrick Bolger
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19.09.2022
Old Principles, Modern Approaches: Defining Conservatism in the 21st Century
PHILOSOPHY

Old Principles, Modern Approaches: Defining Conservatism in the 21st Century

A recent panel of remarkable political thinkers from across the West attempted to define the essence of conservatism, along with its current direction and its possible future pathways. A report from Tusványos 2022.

Tamás Orbán
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26.07.2022
Coluccio Salutati and His Humanist Contribution to Politics
PHILOSOPHY

Coluccio Salutati and His Humanist Contribution to Politics

Salutati’s humanism, focused on the continuity or discontinuity between ethics and politics became the civic turning point of the humanistic spiritual and philosophical reinterpretation of Cicero’s political tenets that would later culminate with the notable Niccolò Machiavelli.

Mario Alexis Portella
—
17.07.2022
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