doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Marian Kuna, MA, MPhil, PhD.
Where to find me
Department of Philosophy
Hrabovská cesta 1A
034 01, Ružomberok
Office: F 317
Phone:
+421918 722 003
Email: marian.kuna@ku.sk
Consulting hours
Tuesday | 11:10 - 12:10 |
Thursday | 11:10 - 12:10 |
Prosím o nahlásenie sa na konzultáciu vopred na marian.kuna@ku.sk
Professional characteristics
AREAS OF SPECIALISATION
- Contemporary Moral, Political and Legal Philosophy
ACADEMIC EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION
- Associate Professor – Philosophy, a successful habilitation at Trnava University, Trnava, Slovakia, 2010. Inaugural Lecture Title: The Importance of Virtues in the Context of Social Practices and Institutions.
- Philosophiae Doctor – Philosophy, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2003. Thesis Title: Tradition, Encyclopaedia, and University. Alasdair MacIntyre on the Importance of Tradition in the Pursuit of Truth, his Critique of Liberalism, and Future of the University as an Institution.
- Magister – Law, Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, 2021. Thesis Title: Racism and Xenophobia as European Crime.
- Master of Philosophy – Philosophy, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, 2002.
- Master of Arts – Political Philosophy, University of York, York, England, 2001. Thesis Title: MacIntyre´s Advocacy of the Aristotelian/Thomist Tradition as Superior to the Liberal Tradition.
- Magister – Philosophy and History, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1996. Thesis Title: Aquinas and Rawls on Justice: A Critical Comparison.
PRESENTATIONS (* invited, ** international)
43. * The Biological Basis of Moral Virtues by Late Alasdair MacIntyre. A public lecture at a colloquium of the research grant project APVV-22-0397 “Naturalism and Constructivism as Competitive or Complementary Programs" at the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy, Comenius University in Bratislava, October 13, 2023.
42. *** Resilience and Recovery – Human Vulnerability, Dependence and Virtues. Practicing Resilience - Preparing for Recovery (Summer School organized by the Catholic University of Croatia in Zagreb, Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend and the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, June 30-July 9, 2023), Šibenik, Croatia, July 6, 2023.
41. *** Resilience and Recovery – A Virtue Ethics Perspective. Practicing Resilience - Preparing for Recovery (Summer School organized by the Catholic University of Croatia in Zagreb, Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend and the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, June 30-July 9, 2023), Šibenik, Croatia, July 4, 2023.
40. * Jazyk, rovnosť, sloboda: Prečo by sme (ne)mali začať používať rodovo citlivý jazyk [Language, equality, freedom: why we should (not) start using gender-sensitive language]. Panel discussion with Júlia Choleva, Adriana Jesenková a Dana Vitálošová (audiovideozáznam). Bratislava Hanus’ Days (SLH Festival Conversions), Bratislava, June 15, 2023.
38. ** Alasdair MacIntyre: prax, cnosť, tradícia [Alasdair MacIntyre: practice, virtue, tradition]. Invited lecture (online) for the Department of Philosophy and Political Science, Faculty of Arts, University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra, April 25, 2023.
38. ** Ethics and Politics in the Perspective of Alasdair MacIntyre. A series of lectures at the St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth, Ireland on February 7-8, 2023.
37. ** Toleration, State Neutrality and Hate Speech. A Reflection on MacIntyre's Arguments. Cross-cultural Encounters. The 15th Annual Conference of the International Society for MacIntyrean Enquiry, the Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Turkey + Online, June 17, 2022.
36. * Konzervativizmus ako vystúpenie zo sekulárneho matrixu? [Conservatism as a leaving the secular matrix behind?] Discussion with Juraj Šúst on the topic of relationship of conservatism and secularism – Bratislava Hanus’ Days (SLH Festival Fragility of Identities), Bratislava, June 16, 2022.
35. *** Legitimita trestnoprávneho obmedzovania nenávistných prejavov v demokracii. [Legitimacy of Criminal Law Restrictions on Hate Speech in a Democracy.] Panel discussion on freedom of speech (concerning the monothematic issue No. 2/2021 of the journal Ratio Publica) co-panelists: doc. JUDr. Michal Bartoň, PhD., Max Steuer, M.A., PhD. and doc. Mgr. Marek Káčer, PhD. Weyr’s Days of Legal Theory 2022, Faculty of Law, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, June 9, 2022.
34. * Ethics and Politics in the Perspective of Alasdair MacIntyre. A series of lectures at the Ircom École supériore privée, in Lyon and Angers, France on March 21-22 and 24-25, 2022.
33. * Freedom of Speech versus Hate Speech in the European Perspective. A lecture at the International Week 2022 at the School of Humanities and Communication of the CEU Universidad San Pablo, Madrid, Spain, March 1-3, 2022.
32. *** Catholic Identity in a Post-Communist Society. The Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovakia. international conference (online): CREATE EC 2021, in collaboration with members of the CUSI project - Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum), Rome, Italy (June 29-July 3, 2021), July 1, 2021.
31. * MacIntyre on Human Nature in the Context of his Aristotelian Ethics. A public lecture at a colloquium of the research grant project APVV-18-0178 “Naturalism as a Universal Philosophical Program” at the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy, Comenius University in Bratislava, November 6, 2019.
30. ** Philosophical Reflection of Freedom of (Hate) Speech in Democratic State, at international conference The Humanities in the Age of Globalisation held at the Akaki Tsereteli University, Kutaisi, Georgia, November 1, 2019.
29. ** Philosophical Reflection of Freedom of (Hate) Speech in Democratic State. The Slovak Philosophical Association’s international conference: Philosophy, Education and Culture in Contemporary Challenges held at the University of Pavol Jozef Safarik, Kosice, October 9, 2019.
28. * Eric Heinze on Freedom of (Hate) Speech in Democratic State. A public lecture at colloquium of the research grant VEGA No. 1/0496/18 “Different Versions of Negative Liberty in Contemporary (liberal) Political Philosophy” at the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy, Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, September 11, 2019.
27. ** The Potential and Limitations of Alasdair MacIntyre’s Vision of Rational Politics. A public lecture at the Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia, April 4, 2019.
26. ** Freedom of Speech versus Hate Speech. A lecture within the Institute of Philosophy Research Colloquium of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of the Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia, April 3, 2019.
25. ** A Vision of Rational Politics and the Principle of Subsidiarity. A lecture at the graduate course “Political Philosophy and the Democratic State” at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of the Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia, April 3, 2019.
24. *** The Potential and Limitations of Alasdair MacIntyre’s Vision of Rational Politics. The Peter Pazmany Catholic University – Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, October 13, 2017.
23. * The need of Virtues in the Context of Human Vulnerability and Dependence. Colloquium I, You, and the Help on the Journey of Virtue. University of Trnava Faculty of Education, November 11, 2016.
22. * J.H. Newman on the Usefulness of Liberal Arts or Why to Read his Idea of University. Conference: Idea of University Today, Collegium of Anton Neuwirth, Ivanka pri Dunaji, November 11, 2015.
21. *** Civic Education: The Catholic Alternative. Conference: Sources of the Civic: Catholic Higher Education and Democracy in Europe. University of Notre Dame, USA - Rome Global Gateway, Rome, Italy, September 26-27, 2014.
20. *** The Catholic University in Ruzomberok – Case Study. Conference: The Catholic University between Secularisation and Identity, Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum), Rome, Italy, September 9-12, 2013.
19. ** The Principle of Subsidiarity and the Common Good. Some Institutional Implications of the Catholic Social Thought. Conference: Religion, Civil Religion, and the Common Good, CASEP of London Metropolitan University, London, June 20-21, 2012.
18. *** Aspekty koncepcie človeka Alasdaira MacIntyra. [The Aspects of Alasdair MacIntyre´s Concept of Human Being]. Conference: Anthropological Conceptions in History of Philosophy and in Conteporary Philosophy. Centre for Study of Patristic, Medieval and Renaissance Texts, St Cyril and Methodius Theological Faculty, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic, November 26-28, 2009.
17. ** The Primacy of Practice over Theory. Problems of MacIntyre´s Radical Contextualism. Conference: Going Back to the Roots: Plain Persons asking Questions about the Human Good and the Nature of Things, University College Dublin, Ireland, March 9, 2009.
16. ** Conservative and Radical – Alasdair MacIntyre’s Political Theory of Thomistic Aristotelianism. Conference: Theory, Practice, and Tradition: Human Rationality in pursuit of the Good Life, Saint Meinrad School of Theology, St. Meinrad, IN, USA, July 30 – August 3, 2008.
15. ** The EU Treaty of Lisbon, Western Materialism, and the Modern Nation State. Lessons to learn from Matthew Fforde and Alasdair MacIntyre, at the LUMSA University of Rome Faculty of Law, Rome, Italy, 15 May 2008.
14. Argument potenciality a ľudské embryá. Pojmová analýza. [The Potentiality Argument and Human Embryos. A Conceptual Analysis] (with Pavol Labuda). Conference: Prenatal Human Development. Analysis and Critique. Catholic University in Ruzomberok, Slovakia, November 8-9, 2007.
13. ** MacIntyre´s Search for a Defensible Aristotelian Ethics and the Role of Metaphysics. Conference: Alasdair MacIntyre´s Revolutionary Aristotelianism: Ethics, Resistance and Utopia, London Metropolitan University, England, June 29 – July 1, 2007.
12. ** Slovakia, Materialism and Desocialisation, the presentation of the book M. Kuna, ed. (2006) Slovensko, materializmus a desocializácia [Slovakia, Materialism and Desocialisation], Ružomberok, LUMSA University of Rome Faculty of Law, Rome, Italy, April 20, 2007.
11. Otázka interupcie a myšlienkové experimenty: prípad huslistu v bezvedomí (J.J. Thomsonová). [The Question of Abortion and Mental Experiments: the Case of the Unconscious Violinist (J.J. Thomson)], Conference: Bioethics Colloquium, St. Francis Xaver Theological Institute Banská Bystrica-Badin, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia, September 2-3, 2005.
10. ** MacIntyre and Liberalism of Neutrality. Conference: Inclusions and Exclusions in the New Europe, Society for Applied European Thought, GB, held in Tatranská Lomnica, Slovakia, July 3-8, 2003.
9. ** Slovakia, the European Constitution, and Christian Values. LUMSA University of Rome Faculty of Law, Rome, Italy, 8. March 2005.
8. ** The Catholic University in Central Europe: the Case of Slovakia. LUMSA University of Rome Faculty of Letters and Philosophy, Rome, Italy, 9. March 2005.
7. ** MacIntyre on Tradition and the Problem of Moral Relativism. LUMSA University of Rome Faculty of Letters and Philosophy, Rome, Italy, 9. March 2005.
6. Boh, kresťanské hodnoty a Ústava Európy [God, Christian Values, and the European Constitution], Conference: Christian Idea of Europe, Ladislav Hanus Research Institute of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Catholic University in Ružomberok, 11. March 2004.
5. *** God/Christian Values and the European Constitution. Should the Latter Refer to the Former and Why? Evangelische Hochschulgemeinde International Conference: Growing EU: Hopes and Fears of Members and Candidates, organized by the World Students Christian Federation Central European Subregion, Linz, Austria, 5. February 2004.
4. ** Moral Scepticism and Liberalism of Neutrality. Conference: Search for Human Identity, at Matej Bel University Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, October 2003.
3. ** Niekoľko poznámok k MacIntyrovej vízii postliberálnej university. [Notes on MacIntyre’s Vision of Postliberal University.] Conference: Man, Thought, and Society, Matej Bel University Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, October 2002.
2. ** MacIntyre on Tradition, Rationality and Relativism. Conference: Meanings of Community. Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic, July 6-11, 2003.
1. ** Is Liberalism a Tradition? If So, What Is Wrong with this Tradition? Erasmus Institute Summer Seminar with Gary Gutting, Notre Dame University, IN, USA, June 2000.
Awards
ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
- Erasmus+ teaching mobility grant for the Ilia State University (Faculty of Arts and Sciences), Kutaisi, Georgia, March 30 – April 6, 2019., university grant.
- Erasmus+ teaching mobility grant for the Ilia State University (Faculty of Arts and Sciences), Tbilisi, Georgia, March 30 - April 6, 2019.
- Scholar of the Year, award of rector of the Catholic University in Ruzomberok for research excellence at the Faculty of Philosophy of the CU in the year of 2011, March 2012.
- MacIntyre’s Analysis and Critique of Liberalism (of Neutrality). Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, September 25 – November 25, 2008; Doctus II. (Faculty International Research Exchange Program), grant No. 2008, December 4, 2007, academic visitor.
- Theory, Practice, and Tradition: Human Rationality in pursuit of the Good Life (July 30 – August 3, 2008). Saint Meinrad School of Theology, St. Meinrad, IN, USA, Faculty Research Grant Scheme, grant No. 16/2007 covering expenses of my participation at international conference, October 22, 2007, conference speaker.
- MacIntyre’s on Incommensurability and Rational Superiority amongst Moral Traditions. Centre for Ethics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs, University of St Andrews, Scotland, April 9 - May 7, 2008; (joint grant) Doctus I. (Faculty International Research Exchange Program), grant No. 2007, November 27, 2006 and Faculty Research Grant Scheme, grant No. 15/2007 for a short-term research stay, October 22, 2007, visiting fellow.
- Alasdair MacIntyre’s Revolutionary Aristotelianism: Ethics, Resistance and Utopia, London Metropolitan University, England, June 29 – July 1, 2007, a grant for international conference, 2 faculty grants: No. 15/2006 – December 18, 2006; No. 3/2007 – April 23, 2007, conference speaker.
- Slovakia, Materialism, and Desocialisation. Essay Western Materialism and the Exportation of Desocialisation by Matthew Fforde with Comments, Catholic University in Ružomberok Faculty of Philosophy publication grant No. 6/2005, April 19, 2005, Ružomberok, book editor.
- Medal for the Contribution to the Establishment of the Catholic University in Ružomberok Founded in the Year of Great Jubilee 2000, June 28, 2005.
- Civic Education Project Fellow (the Local Faculty Fellow Program), Slovakia, 2002-2003, fellow.
- Central European University Fellow (the Full Fellowship for Philosophy PhD Program), Hungary 9/2001-6/2002, doctoral student.
- Civic Education Project Fellow, the Eastern Scholar Program, Slovakia, 2000-2001, fellow.
- Open Society Institute/Foreign and Commonwealth Office Chevening Scholar, University of York, England, 1999-2000, MA Political Philosophy programme, master student.
- Erasmus Institute Scholar, summer school with Gary Gutting, Notre Dame University, IN, USA, June 2000.
ACADEMIC OFFICES & MEMBERSHIP
- Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Dec. 2011- Dec. 2015.
- Vice-dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Nov. 2002-Jan. 2008.
- Member of the Ethical Committee of the Catholic University in Ružomberok, Jun. 29, 2021-
- Specialized committee member of the Slovak Accreditation Agency for Higher Education, May 2020 -
- Member of the Ethical Committee of the Catholic University in Ružomberok, Jun. 29, 2021-
- Member of the Board of Research of the Catholic University in Ružomberok, Sept. 2012-2015.
- European member of the Centre for Contemporary Aristotelian Studies in Ethics and Politics, London Metropolitan University, London, UK, 2008-2010.
- Member of the International Society for MacIntyrean Enquiry, July 2007-
- Member of the Board of Research of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Catholic University in Ružomberok, since Nov. 2002-Dec. 2007; Jan. 2008-2015.
- Elected Member of the Academic Senate of the Catholic University in Ružomberok Faculty of Arts and Letters, February 2008-2011.
- Elected Member of the Academic Senate of the Catholic University in Ružomberok, October 2000-November 2002.
- Member of the Ethical Committee of the Catholic University in Ružomberok, Jun. 29, 2021-
- Member of the "Expert Council" of the CREATE (The Catholic social teaching Rome Exchange Advanced Training Experience) programme of the Pontifical University of st Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, 10/2021-.
- Member of the Academic Senate of the Catholic University in Ružomberok, since 11/2023-.
- Member of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Žilina, Žilina, since 11/2023-.
- Member of the Equal Opportunities Commission of the Catholic University of Ružomberok, since 05/2023-.
Projects
RESEARCH PROJECTS (* international)
- The Inspirations from Medieval Philosophy in Contemporary Thinking. Project VEGA č. 1/0637/20, 2020 – 2022, principal researcher: Prof. Dr. phil. fac. theol. Peter Volek, PhD., co-researcher.
- * The Idea of Christian Philosophy. Grant Project No. 443.20132321/21885, Porticus, Germany, 2014-2017, principal researcher: Ján Hrkút, PhD., co-researcher.
- * Institutional Implications of Catholic Social Teaching. Grant Project No. 443.20112027/21885, Porticus, Germany, January 1, 2012 – October 30, 2014, principal researcher.
- * The Catholic University between Secularisation and Identity. December. November 2012 – December 2014, Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum), Rome, Italy, principal researcher: Prof. Helen Alford, co-researcher.
- * Divine Foreknowledge, Grace and Human Freedom – within the grant Analytic Theology: The Convergence of Philosophy and Theology by the University of Innsbruck provided by the John Templeton Foundation, USA, Grant Nr. 15571, 2011-2014 (principal researchers: Peter Volek, Pavol Labuda), co-researcher.
- * On What There Is: Varieties of Realism and Their Influence on Science-Religion Dialog. Metanexus Global Network Initiative, Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science, 28 Garrett Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, U.S. Grant No. 1348, July 1, 2009 – May 31, 2014, Catholic University in Ruzomberok, principal researcher: Pavol Labuda, PhD, co-researcher.
- * Ethics and Politics. Reflections on Alasdair MacIntyre´s Moral and Political Perfectionism. Grant Project No. 443.20090489/21885, Porticus, Germany, October 1, 2009 – January 30, 2011, principal researcher.
- * The 20th Century English Language Ethics. Research project, the Nanovic Institute for the European Studies, Notre Dame University, IN, USA, January 7 - May 30, 2006, invited visiting fellow.
- * Science-Religion Dialog and Critical Thinking. Catholic University in Ruzomberok, LSI Grant Award. Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2004 – 2007, principal researcher: Prof. Peter Volek, PhD co-researcher.
- * Science, Philosophy, and Religion. Grant project for communication of scientists, philosophers, and theologians. Chairperson: Ass. Prof. Marian Palenčár, Ph.D. Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2002-2005, co-researcher.
- Contemporary Theories of Justice. Jan Hus Foundation, 1998, individual researcher.
Publications
PUBLICATIONS
Books
3. Etika a politika v perspektíve Alasdaira MacIntyra [Ethics and Politics in the Perspective of Alasdair MacIntyre]. FF KU: Ružomberok 2010, (251 pp.). The book's summary in English available here.
2. Úvod do etiky cnosti [Introduction to Virtue Ethics]. FF KU: Ružomberok 2010, (90 pp.), a textbook.
1. editor: Slovensko, materializmus a desocializácia. [Slovakia, Materialism and Desocialisation]. FF KU: Ružomberok 2006, (274 pp.).
Papers
28. KUNA, M.: Náboženská neutralita štátu nie je nevyhnutná, ani postačujúca podmienka slobody a demokracie [Religious neutrality of the state is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for freedom and democracy]. In Verbum - časopis pre kresťanskú kultúru, vol. XXXIV, 2023, no. 3, pp. 5-14.
27. KUNA, M.: Konzervativizmus ako vystúpenie zo sekulárneho matrixu? [Conservatism as a leaving the secular matrix behind?] In Verbum - časopis pre kresťanskú kultúru, vol. XXXIII, 2022, no. 1, pp. 5-25.
26. KUNA, M.: Catholic Identity in a Post-Communist Society. The Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovakia. In Helen, Alford, OP - Marina, Russo (eds.) Seeking Wisdom in the Midst of Institutional Crisis. The Catholic University in Western, Central and Eastern Europe. Rome : Angelicum University Press, 2022, 316 p., pp. 181-217.
25. KUNA, M.: Legitimita trestnoprávneho obmedzovania nenávistných prejavov v demokracii. [Legitimacy of Criminal Law Restrictions on Hate Speech in a Democracy.] In Ratio publica, Vol. 1, 2021, No. 2, pp. 56-84.
24. Eric Heinze o slobode (nenávistného) prejavu v demokratickom state. [Eric Heinze on the Freedom of (Hate) Speech in the Democratic State.] In Politické vedy, Vol. 23, 2020, No. 3, pp. 145-162.
23. Kritika Brownovej koncepcie nenávistného prejavu. [A Critique of Brown’s Concept of Hate Speech.] In Filozofia. Vol. 75, 2020, No. 2, pp. 77-90.
22. Simulované súdne konanie ako metóda výučby práva (aj na gymnáziu). [Moot Court as a Method of Teaching Law (also in Grammar School).] In Jana Juhasová (ed.) Vybrané perspektívy vyučovania humanitných predmetov [Some Perspectives on Teaching Humanities]. Ružomberok : FF KU, 2019, pp. 25-43.
21. Symbolický politický nenávistný prejav a jeho právna regulácia. [Symbolic Political Hate Speech and its Legal Regulation.] In Studia Aloisiana 10 (1), 2019, pp. 5-24.
20. Sloboda prejavu verzus nenávistný prejav. [Freedom of Speech versus Hate Speech.] In Studia Aloisiana 9 (2), 2018, pp. 43-58.
19. Význam princípu subsidiarity pre MacIntyrovu víziu politiky. [The Importance of Subsidiarity for MacIntyre’s Vision of Politics.] In Filozofia, 73 (5), 2018, pp. 389-399.
18. John Henry Newman o užitočnosti slobodného vzdelania alebo prečo čítať Ideu university [John Henry Newman about the usefulness of liberal arts or why to read The Idea of University]. In: John Henry Newman: Idea univerzity: 1. časť. ed. Juraj Šúst. [Ivanka pri Dunaji]: Kolégium Antona Neuwirtha, 2015, pp. 186-198.
17. Aspekty koncepcie človeka Alasdaira MacIntyra [Alasdair MacIntyre’s Conception of Human Being]. In: T. Nejeschleba, V. Němec, M. Recinová et al.: Pojetí člověka v dějinách a současnosti filosofie: II. Od Kanta po součastnost. Brno: CDK 2011, pp. 83-96.
16. Koncepcia politiky ako praxe a jej kritický a reformný potenciál [The Conception of Politics as a Practice and its Potential for Criticism and Reform]. In: J. Hrkút, ed.: Filozofické reflexie. Ružomberok: KU v Ružomberku, Filozofická fakulta, 2010, pp. 7-23.
15. MacIntyrova (nekomunitaristická) kritika liberalizmu [MacIntyre´s (non-Communitarian) Critique of Liberalism]. In: J. Šúst, ed.: Liberalizmus neutrality II. Vybrané politické aspekty, Ružomberok: KU v Ružomberku, Filozofická fakulta, 2010, pp. 84-107.
14. Etické a sociálne problémy v pozadí liberalizmu (neutrality) [Ethical and Social Problems in the Background of Liberalism (of Neutrality)]. In: J. Baňas, ed.: Liberalizmus neutrality I. Vybrané metodologické, etické a sociálne aspekty. Ružomberok: KU v Ružomberku – Filozofická fakulta, 2010, pp. 70-95.
13. Politika podľa MacIntyra [Politics according to MacIntyre]. In: Impulz, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2010, ISSN 1336-6955, pp. 72-87.
12. Význam praxe pre teóriu. Rekonštrukcia argumentu Alasdaira MacIntyra [The Significance of Practice for Theory: A Reconstruction of Alasdair MacIntyre’s Argument]. Filozofia, Vol. 64, 2009, No. 9, pp. 827-838.
11. MacIntyre´s Search for a Defensible Aristotelian Ethics and the Role of Metaphysics, Analyse und Kritik. Zeitschrift für Sozialtheorie, Vol. 30, 2008, No. 1, pp. 103-119.
10. Hume on the Limits of Reason in the Realm of the Practical: Some Aristotelian Observations, Organon F, Vol. 14, 2007, No. 3, pp. 303-319.
9. Matthew Fforde a výzva desocializácie pre Slovensko [Matthew Fforde and the Challenge of Desocialisation for Slovakia]. In M. Kuna, ed., Slovensko, materializmus a desocializácia (Ružomberok: Katolícka univerzita v Ružomberku – Filozofická fakulta, 2006), pp. xxi-lii.
8. MacIntyre on Tradition, Rationality, and Relativism. Res Publica. Journal for Social and Legal Philosophy, vol. 11, No. 3 (Sept. 2005), pp. 251-272.
7. Does Rawls Have an Adequate Account of Justification? In: I. Blecha, ed.: Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis, Facultas Philosophica, Philosophica VI-2005, pp. 343-353.
6. Boh, kresťanské hodnoty a Ústava Európy [God, Christian Values, and the EU Constitution]. In: I. Vaško, M. Kekeliaková (eds.) Deň vedcov II, Kresťanská idea Európy, Ružomberok: FF KU Ružomberok, 2005, 5-90, pp. 37-43.
5. God, Christian Values and the European Constitution: Should the Latter Refer to the Former and Why? In: Blocksome, R., Szabolcs, N., Šajda, P., eds.: Medi(t)ations, (Re)conciliations, Conflict Resolution and European Integration. Budapest: BGÖI & WSCF-CESR, 2004, pp. 103-110.
4. The Knowledge Argument and the Refutation of Physicalism. Organon F, Vol. 11, 2004, No. 2, pp. 128-142.
3. Niekoľko poznámok k MacIntyrovej vízii postliberálnej univerzity [Notes on MacIntyre’s Vision of Postliberal University]. In: Palenčár, M. (ed.): Človek, spoločnosť, myslenie. Banská Bystrica : Fakulta humanitných vied Univerzity Mateja Bela, 2002, pp. 234-244.
2. Je Rawlsov liberalizmus verejného rozumu nenapraviteľne sektársky? [Is Rawls´s Public Reason Liberalism Irredeemably Sectarian] In: Filozofia, Vol. 56, 2001, No. 6, pp. 91-102.
1. Politický liberalizmus Johna Rawlsa [John Rawls´s Political Liberalism] In: Filozofia, Vol. 54, 1999, No. 2, pp. 414-422.
Book reviews and other articles
8. Review of Eric Heinze: Hate Speech and Democratic Citizenship. Oxford University Press 2016 (248 pp.) In Filozofia, 73 (5), 2018, pp. 418-420.
7. Review of Roger Scruton: Culture Counts: Faith and Feeling in a World Besieged. Encounter Books: New York 2007, (118 pp.), In Filozofia, 64, 2011.
6. Review of Andrea Blaščíková: Etika cnosti podľa Tomáša Akvinského. Nitra: UKF v Nitre, 2009 (142 pp.) Studia Neoaristotelica, 2010.
5. Review Alasdair MacIntyre´s Engagement with Marxism. Selected Writings 1953-1974. Paul Blackledge, Neil Davidson, eds., Brill, Leiden – Boston 2008 (425, lvi), Studia Neoaristotelica, 2009.
4. Prirodzené právo a súčasná anglosaská filozofia práva”. [Natural Law and Contemporary English-Language Philosophy] Tribunál, roč. 3, 2004, č. 2, p. 1.
3. Rigorózne doktoráty sú anomáliou. Kto je a kto nie je doktorom filozofie na Slovensku? [So Called “Rigorous Doctorate” Is an Anomaly. Who Is and Who Is not a Doctor of Philosophy in Slovakia?] In: Domino fórum, Vol. 12, 2003, No. 24, p. 13.
2. Potrebuje Európa Boha? Zmienka o Bohu v preambule európskej ústavy. [Does Europe Need God? Reference to God in the Preamble of the European Constitution] In: Domino fórum, Vol. 12, 2003, No. 40, p. 19.
1. MacIntyre and Liberalism of Neutrality. Abstract at the pre-conference booklet of ‘Inclusions and Exclusions in the New Europe’ conference of the Society for Applied European Thought, Newport, Wales, GB, held in Tatranska Lomnica, Slovakia, July 3-8, 2003.
Translations
2. Fforde, Matthew: “Západný materializmus a vyvážanie desocializácie”. [the translation of Fforde, Matthew: Western Materialism and the Exportation of Desocialisation] In: Kuna, Marian, Slovensko, materializmus a desocializácia. (Ružomberok: Katolícka univerzita v Ružomberku – Filozofická fakulta, 2006), pp. 1-19.
1. Peter Volek: „Philosophical and Theological Analysis of the Language of Prayer“. Studia Neoaristotelica, 6, 1, 2009, pp. 91-97.
Custom
lectures / interviews ... I highly recommend:
John Haldane
- Disagreement and Tolerance - an interview (2020)
David Oderberg
- Recovering the Hierarchy of Being - a lecture (2020)
Jordan Peterson
- Genders, Rights and Freedom of Speech - a heated debate concerning Peterson's views (2016)
- On Political Correctness and Postmodernism (2017)
- The Gender Pay Gap, Campus Protests and Postmodernism - a Channel 4 interview (2018)
- Keynote speech at the 2019 PragerU (2019)
- At the 2019 PragerU summit - a fascinating interview with Denis Prager (2019)
Alasdair MacIntyre
- Common Goods, Frequent Evils - a conference keynote lecture at NDU (2017)
- Moral Relativism Reconsidered - a conference keynote lecture at NDU (2019)
- Is Friendship Possible? - a conference keynote lecture at NDU (2019)
- Human Dignity: A Puzzling and Possibly Dangerous Idea? - a plenary lecture at NDU (2021)
Sir Roger Scruton
- Free Speech, Philosophy, and Art - an interview with Christina Hoff Sommers (2017)
- The True, the Good, and the Beautiful - a lecture at the Wheatley Institution (2017)
- Beauty & the Restoration of the Sacred - a lecture for the Catholic Art Institute (2017)
- The Witch-hunt Culture - a critique of political correctness (2018)
- On Faith, Family and finding Conserativism - an interview (2019)
- Ďakovná reč Rogera Scrutona v češtine (2019)