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Lajos Prohászka as a Crisis Philosopher — Part I

‘As Márton Molnár puts it, “Prohászka’s work covers three major—closely related—themes: educational science and the history of education…the theoretical issues of the philosophy of culture; and the problems of the modern cultural crisis.” In this paper, we focus on this…
Caravaggio, Sacrifice of Isaac, oil on canvas, 104x135 cm, ca. 1603. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

On Leo Strauss’s ‘Progress or Return?’

‘Strauss points away from the modern project of progressive enlightenment and toward an individual ascent out of modernity. Neither of the two premodern ways of life, biblical or philosophic, partakes of the modern hope in social progress, nor in the…

Is Culture Conservative? — Part II

‘Without culture, Eliot argues, there is no point at all in being human, and it is culture that justifies the content of our existence on Earth for the generations that follow us. “Culture may even be described simply as that…

What Two Kingdoms Doctrine Can Teach Us about Home: Joining Audrey Unverferth and Rod Dreher’s Conversation

‘Whether through Scripture, the teachings of the Church, or life experience, Christians learn that no relationship or physical place makes them truly at home. For Christians, it has always been challenging to find the right balance between our hope in…

America First and the End of the ‘End of History’

‘According to the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the year of the snake, which symbolizes change and transformation. It thus may not be a coincidence that Donald Trump, who campaigned on a promise to bring about drastic changes in Washington, commenced…

Tackling Demographic Crisis Needs Collective Societal Rejuvenation

‘By rediscovering fundamental needs and values, we will eventually rediscover the need and motivation for having more children. This is a collective project that involves, first of all, ordinary people, philosophers, the church, artists, psychologists, and the government.’…
Filippino Lippi, Triumph of St Thomas Aquinas over the Heretics (1489–1491). Basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome, Italy

Is Culture Conservative? — Part I

‘People generally agree that no human society is “without culture”. The concept has been defined in many different ways. The first appearance of the term culture is attributed to Cicero, who used the word in the sense of “cultivation of…
Shadow Mountain by contemporary American postmodern artist Donray

The Relationship Between Deconstructionist Postmodern Society and the Decline of Traditional Western Values: The Problem of ‘Post-Truth’

‘Here the problem of postmodern thinking returns. If there is no truth, since everything is relative and free (but if there is an absolute truth, Derrida calls it totalitarianism), then in the marketplace of ideas, truth—since it does not exist—cannot…
Juriaen Jacobsze, Allegory of Teaching (third quarter of the 17th century). National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Concept of a ‘Liberal Education’ Has a 2,500-Year-Old Past, But Does It Have a Future?

‘Politically, however, it is not impossible for a state to decide that it would be better, both for children and for the country, to give schools freedom to develop educational approaches that follow liberal education principles, whether within the state…

Modern Western Culture as the Catalyst of the Age of Depression

‘Whereas in pre-modern Western culture pride and self-respect were derived from involvement in family, community, work and religion, individuals are nowadays left with nothing but their individualism and inner experiences…When this is insufficient, many people attempt to find their salvation…in…

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