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| Title | : | The Crisis of the Modern World (Critique du monde moderne #2) |
| Author | : | René Guénon |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 120 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 2001 by Sophia Perennis et Universalis (first published 1927) |
| Categories | : | Philosophy. Nonfiction. Religion. Politics. Metaphysics. Spirituality |
René Guénon
Paperback | Pages: 120 pages Rating: 4.23 | 817 Users | 70 Reviews
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The very title of the present volume calls for some initial explanation, if what it means is to be clearly understood and all misrepresentation prevented. Many no longer doubt the possibility of a world crisis, taking the latter word in its most usual acceptation, and this in itself marks a very noticeable change of outlook: by sheer force of circumstance certain illusions are beginning to vanish, and we cannot but rejoice that this is so, for it is at any rate a favorable symptom and a sign that a readjustment of the contemporary mentality is still possible— a glimmer of light as it were— in the midst of the present chaos.For example, the belief in a never-ending ‘progress’, which until recently was held as a sort of inviolable and indisputable dogma, is no longer so widespread; there are those who perceive, though in a vague and confused manner, that the civilization of the West may not always go on developing in the same direction, but may some day reach a point where it will stop, or even be plunged in its entirety into some cataclysm. Such persons may not see clearly where the danger lies— the fantastic or puerile fears they sometimes express being proof enough that their minds still harbor many errors— but it is already something that they realize there is a danger, even if it is felt rather than understood; and it is also something that they can conceive that this civilization, with which the moderns are so infatuated, holds no privileged position in the history of the world, and may easily encounter the same fate as has befallen many others that have already disappeared at more or less remote periods, some of them having left traces so slight as to be hardly noticeable, let alone recognizable.
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| Original Title: | La Crise du monde moderne |
| ISBN: | 0900588241 (ISBN13: 9780900588242) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Critique du monde moderne #2 |
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Frenchy destroys modernist soybois in 3 easy steps.1. Reject modernism2. Return to God3. Bring back the monarchyAlthough Renen wrote that book in the 1920s , but he actually nailed it. As if he is here today. The book is an answer to the question that every body is asking, What is wrong with this world ?! Indeed, Renen the great philosopher and the metaphysical scintest illustrate his answer with a strong logic. It is not easy to follow him, and he is a bit arrogant but indeed based on a strong argument. THe book is very sencere and neutral in illustrating its point. The concept of the four cycles is very
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Guenon is a largely ignored writer due to his thought being foreign to presently acceptable academic philosophy. This should make you want to read him. His political leanings are often cited as a reason for people not to read him, as he's a right-winger, but that doesn't stop anybody from reading Heildegger - excuse me, Heidegger.I'm rating this book four stars, because it's not an outstanding work (I've heard that The Reign of Quantity is his magnum opus), but it does what it sets out to do
Now this book has a radical idea that I didn't hear of before. I simultaneously agree and disagree with the author. The modern world is very flawed. People are materialistic, democracy is causing the foolish to govern and everywhere the wise are being ridiculed by the ignorant. Till here I agree completely. But then it goes something like: as mentioned in the hindu sacred texts, civilization shall degenerate and true knowledge shall be replaced by buffoonery. And here I completed disagree. It's
Regardless of the fact that this could be a cult book, by far one of the most interesting insights into our human current human condition and why and how we got here.
Next stop : The Reign of Quantity
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