The thesis examines the political philosophy of the Slovenian theologian and philosopher Aleš Ušeničnik, PhD, as well as his influence after the end of the Second World War. As the leading representative of Neo-Thomism in Slovenia at the time, he remained faithful to the Thomistic-Aristotelian tradition also within his political philosophy. He incorporated these philosophical principles into a theory of social order that he called solidarism.
Due to his activities before the war and his ideological opposition to the new political reality, his influence after the Second World War was limited. Some of his works were withdrawn from circulation, his membership in the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU) was revoked, and his reputation was damaged. Nevertheless, he retained a certain degree of influence as an adviser to the then Bishop Vovk, as a collaborator on the commission for philosophical terminology, and as an ideologue within the political émigré community.
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