The Crisis of the Modern World

Name: The Crisis of the Modern World
ISBN: 9780900588099

by René Guénon · first published 1976

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omarchowdhury · May 1, 2017 · Recommends

I suggest The Crisis of the Modern World by René Guénon to you. http://dinghal.com/bibliotheek/The_Crisis_of_the_Modern_Worl...
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marttt · Jan 22, 2020 · Recommends

"The Crisis of the Modern World" by René Guénon (1927), French mathematician and metaphysicist. Quoting Wikipedia, this book describes the "intellectual divide" between the East and West, and the peculiar nature, according to him,…
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omarchowdhury · Jul 16, 2020 · Recommends

The Crisis of the Modern World and The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times by René Guénon.
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marttt · Dec 28, 2021 · Recommends

+1 for René Guenon. I would point out his book "Crisis of the Modern World". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Gu%C3%A9non
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nafizh · Sep 22, 2022 · Recommends

1. After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre 2. The Crisis of the Modern World by Rene Guenon 3. Islam and the Destiny of Man by Gai Eaton IMO these books are critical reading in a post-modern world to make any sense of life.
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