Orient et Occident
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Orient et Occident is a seminal philosophical and metaphysical essay by René Guénon analyzing the spiritual and cultural differences between Eastern and Western civilizations and critiquing modern Western thought.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Orient et Occident canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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metaphysical essay ⓘ philosophical essay ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
esotericism
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perennial philosophy ⓘ |
| author | René Guénon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compares |
Eastern civilization
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Western civilization ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| critiques |
individualism
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materialism ⓘ modern Western rationalism ⓘ secularism ⓘ |
| genre |
metaphysics
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philosophy ⓘ traditionalist thought ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
primacy of spiritual principles over material civilization
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traditionalist critique of modernity ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century conservative thought
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Traditionalist School authors ⓘ studies of East–West spiritual dialogue ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Eastern civilization
NERFINISHED
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East–West relations ⓘ Western civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ comparative religion ⓘ critique of modern Western thought ⓘ modernity ⓘ spirituality ⓘ traditional metaphysics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of Eastern metaphysical and spiritual perspectives
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systematic critique of Western modernity from a traditionalist standpoint ⓘ |
| notableWork | Orient et Occident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Traditionalist School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposes | possible intellectual rapprochement between East and West ⓘ |
| supports |
Eastern spiritual doctrines
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primordial tradition ⓘ traditional metaphysical knowledge ⓘ |
| workOf | René Guénon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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