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.

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  • 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.

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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