Online Conference - Educating the Soul through Art: On the Political and Aesthetical Legacy of Sir Roger Scruton’s Work

Organized by The University of Public Service (HU) and The University of Buckingham (UK)

 

Online through Teams from Budapest and the UK, 1st October 2020

Registration: here or ripg@uni-nke.hu

 

Program: (downloadable in PDF format)

SESSION 1 (2 pm – 3.30 pm CEST): Scruton and the Great Tradition

Welcome by Bernát Török, director, EJRC (5’) and Professor James Tooley, Vice-Chancellor Designate, The University of Buckingham (5’)

Lecture by Ferenc Hörcher: Aristotelian or Platonic: On Roger Scruton’s Philosophical Stance (40’)

Response by James Hankins (20’)

Discussion (25’)

 

SESSION 2 (3.45 pm – 5.15 pm CEST): The Meaning of Art

Lecture by Raymond Tallis: Salvation Through Art (40’)

Response by Alicja Gescinska (20’)

Discussion (30’)

 

SESSION 3 (5.30 pm – 7 pm CEST) : What Roger meant as a Teacher to his Students

Student 1 from HU: Zoltán Pető  (15’)

Student 2 from UK: Sebastian Morello (15’)

Discussion with the two students (15’)

Closing discussion with everyone (30’)

Both discussions moderated by Fisher Derderian

 

Concert: Lorca Songs with pianist Katalin Csillagh and Kristi Bryson

 

 

Portrait of Sir Roger Scruton by Jan Kryciński