The Perennial Philosophy
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The Perennial Philosophy is Aldous Huxley’s influential 1945 work of comparative mysticism that explores the shared spiritual truths underlying the world’s major religious traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Perennial Philosophy canonical | 2 |
| perennial philosophy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T849304 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Perennial Philosophy Context triple: [Aldous Huxley, notableWork, The Perennial Philosophy]
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A.
Process and Reality
Process and Reality is Alfred North Whitehead’s seminal philosophical work that lays out his influential process philosophy and metaphysical system of “process thought.”
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Philokalia
Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
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The Transcendental Temptation
The Transcendental Temptation is a seminal work of secular humanism and skepticism in which philosopher Paul Kurtz critically examines religious and paranormal claims, arguing for a naturalistic, evidence-based worldview.
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D.
Course of Positive Philosophy
Course of Positive Philosophy is Auguste Comte’s foundational multi-volume work that systematically outlines positivism and the hierarchy of the sciences, laying the groundwork for modern sociology.
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E.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Perennial Philosophy Target entity description: The Perennial Philosophy is Aldous Huxley’s influential 1945 work of comparative mysticism that explores the shared spiritual truths underlying the world’s major religious traditions.
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A.
Process and Reality
Process and Reality is Alfred North Whitehead’s seminal philosophical work that lays out his influential process philosophy and metaphysical system of “process thought.”
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B.
Philokalia
Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
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C.
The Transcendental Temptation
The Transcendental Temptation is a seminal work of secular humanism and skepticism in which philosopher Paul Kurtz critically examines religious and paranormal claims, arguing for a naturalistic, evidence-based worldview.
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D.
Course of Positive Philosophy
Course of Positive Philosophy is Auguste Comte’s foundational multi-volume work that systematically outlines positivism and the hierarchy of the sciences, laying the groundwork for modern sociology.
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E.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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comparative religion book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ work of mysticism ⓘ |
| addressesTopic |
asceticism
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contemplation and prayer ⓘ mystical union ⓘ nature of the self ⓘ nature of ultimate reality ⓘ relationship between religion and ethics ⓘ relationship between religion and metaphysics ⓘ |
| author | Aldous Huxley ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
all major religions share a common metaphysical truth
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direct mystical experience is the core of religious truth ⓘ ethical transformation is integral to spiritual realization ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
comparative mysticism
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religious philosophy ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
New Age spirituality
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contemporary interfaith dialogue ⓘ perennialist philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
anthology of mystical texts
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author commentary ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Shakyamuni Buddha
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surface form:
Buddha
Buddhism ⓘ Christian mysticism ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Islamic mysticism ⓘ Meister Eckhart ⓘ Plotinus ⓘ Shankara ⓘ Sufism ⓘ Taoism ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
Vedanta ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
comparative religion
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contemplative practice ⓘ ethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ mystical experience ⓘ mysticism ⓘ The Perennial Philosophy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
perennial philosophy
universalism in religion ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive use of cross-religious quotations
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influence on 20th-century spirituality ⓘ systematic presentation of perennialist thesis ⓘ |
| proposesConcept |
divine Ground
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immanent and transcendent Godhead ⓘ unitive mystical experience ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
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perennial philosophy