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Ryszard Antoni Legutko (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrɨʂart anˈtɔɲi lɛˈɡutkɔ]), born 24 December 1949. Polish philosopher and politician. Professor of philosophy at the Jagellonian University in Kraków, specializing in ancient philosophy and political theory.[1]
Under communism he was one of the editors of the samizdat quarterly “Arka”. After the collapse of the communist regime he co-founded the Centre for Political Thought, which combines research, teaching, seminars and conferences and is also a publishing house[2]. He has translated and written commentaries to Plato’s Phaedo (1995), Euthyphro (1998) and Apology (2003). He is the author of several books: Plato’s Critique of Democracy (1990), Toleration (1997), A Treatise on Liberty (2007) and An Essay on the Polish Soul (2008). His latest book, Socrates, is forthcoming[3].
In 2005 he was elected to a seat in the Polish Senate (representing the Law and Justice Party), where he became Deputy Speaker. In 2007 he was Poland’s Education Minister, and in 2007-2009 Secretary of State in the Chancellery of President Lech Kaczyński. He is currently a member of the European Parliament, where he sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee, and Deputy Chairman of the Conservatives and Reformists parliamentary group.
Fellow of Collegium Invisibile as a professor of philosophy.[4]
External links[edit]
Media related to Lurco/sandbox at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Polish) Official homepage
References[edit]
- ^ "Institute of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University". uj.edu.pl. Retrieved 05 November 2011.
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(help) - ^ "Ośrodek Myśli Politycznej (Center for Political Thought)". omp.org.pl. Retrieved 05 November 2011.
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(help) - ^ Pressje, 2010 p. 178
- ^ "List of Fellows". ci.edu.pl. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
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Category:Fellows of Collegium Invisibile