Ryszard Legutko
Ryszard Legutko | |
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Ryszard Legutko (Kielce, 25 February 2014) | |
Co-chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists Polish Delegation | |
Assumed office 11 December 2011 | |
Chairman | Syed Kamall |
Serving alongside |
Hans-Olaf Henkel Raffaele Fitto Roberts Zīle Helga Stevens Geoffrey Van Orden Jan Zahradil (until 2014) Derk Jan Eppink (until 2014) |
Minister of National Education | |
In office 13 August 2007 – 16 November 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Jarosław Kaczyński |
Preceded by | Roman Giertych |
Succeeded by | Katarzyna Hall |
Member of the European Parliament for Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie | |
Assumed office 1 July 2014 | |
Member of the European Parliament for Lower Silesian and Opole | |
In office 14 July 2009 – 2 July 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Kraków, Poland | 24 December 1949
Nationality | Polish |
Political party | Law and Justice |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
Occupation | Politician, philosopher |
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Ryszard Antoni Legutko (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrɨʂart anˈtɔɲi lɛˈɡutkɔ]), born 24 December 1949, is a 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), Socrates (2013).
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 a Co-chairman of the Conservatives and Reformists parliamentary group[3].
Sued in 2010 for violation of personal rights by calling students who demanded removal of Christian symbols from a public school “unruly brats spoiled by their parents”, he asked for a dismissal of the case based on his immunity as a member of European Parliament. In 2011 the court denied that request.[4] Plaintiffs are represented by an attorney on a pro-bono basis under the Precedential Cases Program of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights.[5]
Fellow of Collegium Invisibile as a professor of philosophy.[6]
Bibliography
Books
- Legutko, Ryszard (1990). Plato’s Critique of Democracy.
- — (1997). Toleration.
- — (2007). A treatise on liberty.
- — (2008). An essay on the Polish Soul.
- — (2013). Socrates.
- — (2016). The Demon in Democracy: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societies. ISBN 1594038635.
Essays and reporting
- Legutko, Ryszard (Jan–Feb 2016). "Letter from Warsaw". Quadrant. 60 (1–2): 70–72.
References
- ↑ "Institute of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University". uj.edu.pl. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ↑ "Ośrodek Myśli Politycznej (Center for Political Thought)". omp.org.pl. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ↑ Reformists, European Conservatives and. "ECR Group - European Conservatives and Reformists Group". ecrgroup.eu. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ↑ http://www.gazetawroclawska.pl/stronaglowna/333263,wroc-aw-legutko-odpowie-przed-s-dem-za-smarkaczy,id,t.html
- ↑ http://www.ns-adwokaci.pl/pro-bono-en.html
- ↑ "List of Fellows". ci.edu.pl. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
External links
Media related to Ryszard Legutko at Wikimedia Commons - (in Polish) Official homepage