Ryszard Legutko

Polish philosopher and politician · Poland · On the map · Politicians · Born 1949 · age 76

Ryszard Antoni Legutko is a Polish philosopher and politician. He is a professor of philosophy at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, specializing in ancient philosophy and political theory.

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Christian democracy, in fact, has disappeared from European politics.
5 August 2022 · Hostility toward Christian values is growing in European institutions, Polish politician and philosopher says (5 August 2022) Catholic News, Own words

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Józef Mackiewicz Literary Award2009

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal

Fellow of the Collegium Invisibile

Order of the White Eagle

Cross of Freedom and Solidarity

Medal „Zasłużony dla Nauki Polskiej Sapientia et Veritas”

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A member of the right-wing Law and Justice party domestically, Legutko has also served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2024 being a prominent member of the minority European Conservatives and Reformists political group.

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Poland