La Crise du monde moderne

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La Crise du monde moderne is a seminal 1927 essay by René Guénon that critiques modern Western civilization from a traditionalist metaphysical perspective, arguing that it has fallen into spiritual and intellectual decadence.

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instanceOf book
essay
advocates primacy of metaphysics
return to traditional principles
author René Guénon NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
criticizes materialism
modern Western civilization
rationalism
scientism
secularism
firstPublishedIn France NERFINISHED
genre metaphysical essay
philosophical essay
hasEnglishTitle The Crisis of the Modern World NERFINISHED
hasForm non-fiction prose
influenced Traditionalist School thinkers
intendedAudience intellectuals
readers interested in metaphysics
mainSubject Western civilization NERFINISHED
critique of modernity
intellectual decadence
spiritual decadence
traditional metaphysics
movement Traditionalist School NERFINISHED
notableFor influence on contemporary traditionalist thought
systematic critique of modern Western values
originalLanguage French
partOf René Guénon bibliography
philosophicalOppositionTo modern individualism
progressivism
philosophicalPerspective anti-modernism
traditionalism
philosophicalTradition Perennialism
publicationYear 1927
relatedWorkByAuthor Le Règne de la Quantité et les Signes des Temps NERFINISHED
Orient et Occident NERFINISHED
theme contrast between East and West
cyclical view of history
degeneration of traditional knowledge
loss of spiritual authority
timePeriodDescribed modern era
workInAuthorCorpus major work of René Guénon

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René Guénon notableWork La Crise du monde moderne