Hub
Who are we?
The Hungarian Scruton HUB is an academic and creative space, consisting of local and international students, lecturers and speakers, operated by the Scruton Community Space. The intellectual workshop is aiming to honour and actualize the life’s work and intellectual legacy of the late philosopher, Sir Roger Scruton.
Our workshop is aiming to bring awareness to the actuality of the philosopher’s legacy both in Hungary and abroad. Through our work we address questions that are also featured prominently in the writings of Sir Roger Scruton.
Through work we approach the fields of philosophy, theology, aesthetics and politology in a novel manner, since we try to give value-based answers to the challenges and phenomena of the modern world. We honour history, traditions, beauty and the legacies of community, and these are where we keep drawing our inspiration from.
Who are we?
The Hungarian Scruton HUB is an academic and creative space, consisting of local and international students, lecturers and speakers, operated by the Scruton Community Space. The intellectual workshop is aiming to honour and actualize the life’s work and intellectual legacy of the late philosopher, Sir Roger Scruton.
Scruton HUB, as an intellectual workshop, is centered around the Scruton Salon, which is located at 6. Andrássy street. In the Salon the Scruton-mood is not only present, but also comes alive: philosophy, art and community all meet here.
Our workshop is aiming to bring awareness to the actuality of the philosopher’s legacy both in Hungary and abroad. Through our work we address questions that are also featured prominently in the writings of Sir Roger Scruton.
Through work we approach the fields of philosophy, theology, aesthetics and politology in a novel manner, since we try to give value-based answers to the challenges and phenomena of the modern world. We honour history, traditions, beauty and the legacies of community, and these are where we keep drawing our inspiration from.
What awaits you in the Scruton HUB?
Professional improvement
At our seminars and workshops the people with an interest in philosophy, theology, politics and culture can strengthen their knowledge, hone their ability to debate and can acquire international professional relationships. The community of the HUB forms a bridge between theoretical knowledge and professional expertise.
Our community
In our ever so individualistic world traditional communities are slowly vanishing.
According to Sir Roger Scruton, real freedom is not found within isolation, but in the collective experience of the “we” - in the responsibility we take for one another and the world surrounding us.
The Scruton HUB is building a community where the thinking person can find a home, and through dialogue, meetings and new ideas a community can form.
Value Creation
The conservative sentiment of our namesake is the following: “We recognize that it is easier to destroy than to create, and that we fulfill our purpose on earth by paying attention to the small corner that is ours and carrying this ‘ours’ in our hearts.”
Our aim in our workshop is also creation. We create a community, where traditional values, the search for the truth and the conservation of beauty all have a place.
Education
Scruton Seminar
The Scruton Seminar is a three-month training program held every semester, offering Hungarian students enrolled in bachelor's and master's programs the opportunity to gain deeper insight into Roger Scruton's multifaceted work and the broader world of Anglo-Saxon political philosophy.
The students who perform best on the course have an opportunity to take place in the ten day Scrutopia Summer School, founded in 2017 by Sir Roger Scruton in his former house in Malesbury. Within the framework of the Summer School, participants can discover the essence of Sir Roger Scruton's thinking, his philosophy, and his relationship to life and to culture through additional seminars, excursions, and cultural programs.
Roger Scruton Academy
The Roger Scruton Academy is a six month training program held every year, offering young participants aged 18-35 the opportunity to delve deeper into a particular topic based on Scruton’s values, with the assistance of qualified mentors.
The topics of the Academy change every year, but are always built around the following themes: philosophy, public life, architecture, writing, entrepreneurship.
The goal of the Academy is that, by the end of the six-month training program, mentees will have progressed from the idea phase to implementation, whether it is creating a podcast series, organizing an exhibition, or even publishing a book.
The Essence of Life - Autumn University
The Essence of Life Autumn University is awaiting the dedicated students who would like to take part in an intensive professional course on the shores of Lake Balaton. The Autumn University is open to both Hungarian and international students, who can take part in panel talks concerned with current politics and philosophy, in the company of established Hungarian and international researchers, thinkers and public figures.
Along with the professional programme, our goals also include the strengthening of Hungarian and international conservative relationships. For this reason everyone who takes part in our Autumn University has opportunities to engage in cultural and community building programmes, such as hikes along the Balaton-Highlands, wine tastings, or ship cruises on Lake Balaton.
Content Creation
Podcast-series
In our podcast series entitled "I'm thinking about...", we talk to renowned Hungarian and international guests about the most important issues affecting our times. The goal of the show is to approach topics such as politics, philosophy and religion in a way that’s easy to digest. In each of our episodes we aim to put the freedom of thought and the strength of conversation in the focus. Our listeners can not only familiarize themselves with new viewpoints this way, but can also draw inspiration to shape their own ways of thinking further.
Video content
Through our active social media presence, we create educational content for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X, where we strive to educate our audience with informative posts. We present the ideas of Roger Scruton along with other aspects of conservative philosophy through our short, easily understandable content.
One of our most successful video series is entitled “Urban Tales”, in which we present our capital through the eyes of foreigners living in Hungary.
In addition, our short videos report on current events, our activities, and our programs.
Documentary
We also expanded our repertoire with a documentary, which, following Roger Scruton, is called "Oikophilia – The Love of Home." In our film we showcase Hungarian initiatives, which enrich both their immediate and wider communities through taking up social responsibility.
Our documentary film showcases the daily hard work of the Reformed Church in Göncruszka, the 50 years of tireless activity of the Kecskemét Dance Ensemble, Lokalista's unique approach to local flavors and foods, the traditional activities of the Hortobágy Permanent Shepherds, the innovative structure of Parókia Co-working, and the fairytale-like everyday life of Tündérkert.
Community Building
Exhibitions
We frequently provide opportunities for both up-and-coming and established artists (painters, graphic designers, architects) to showcase their works in front of wider audiences in our Scruton Community Space. We make the exhibitions even more engaging with exciting opening programs.
Events, Conferences
Our community is awaiting all, who seek deeper knowledge within Scruton’s intellectual legacy, along with the worlds of culture, politics and art, with a variety of events. On our free events established Hungarian and international speakers help you explore new points of view, while providing space for open conversation and inspiring debates.
Through the year we organize international conferences, thematic lectures and debate nights, along with weekly free, informal meetups. In addition to the lectures, we await the interested with interactive programs - be it a city tour in the context of Scruton’s ideas about architecture, or a philosophical discussion accompanied by wine tasting or music, in the spirit of Scruton's aesthetics.
The aim of our events is to encourage thinking and community building in everyone, and to show that culture and philosophy are a living, tangible reality.
