George Molnar (philosopher)

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George Molnar (1934-1999) was a Hungarian-born philosopher whose principal area of interest was metaphysics, and who worked mainly at the Philosophy Department at the University of Sydney. In the 1960s he was a prominent member of the libertarian Sydney Push and in the 1970s involved in the Sydney philosophy disturbances. An infrequent but influential publisher of articles and material, Molnar was working on a book at the time of his death, he published four philosophical papers in two separate spells; the first two in the 1960s and the second two after a return to the profession in the 1990s. Stephen Mumford at the University of Nottingham is acting as archivist of his work and maintains a small page detailing this aspect of his research at the University.

[edit] References

• Anne Coombs, Sex and Anarchy: The Life and Death of the Sydney Push, Ringwood, Vic.: Viking, 1996.

• James Franklin, Corrupting the Youth: A History of Philosophy in Australia, Sydney: Macleay Press, 2003.

• Obituary: 'Free-living philosopher revelled in paradox', The Australian (newspaper), 15 Sept. 1999.

• http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/08/1060145848387.html

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[edit] External links

• Mumford archive of Molnar's work

Persondata
NAME	Molnar, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH	1934
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hungary
DATE OF DEATH	1999
PLACE OF DEATH	Australia