The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times

Synopsis

René guénon (1886–1951) was one of the great luminaries of the twentieth century, whose critique of the modern world has stood fast against the shifting sands of intellectual fashion. His extensive writings, now finally available in english, are a providential treasure-trove for the modern seeker: while pointing ceaselessly to the perennial wisdom found in past cultures ranging from the shamanistic to the indian and chinese, the hellenic and judaic, the christian and islamic, and including also alchemy, hermeticism, and other esoteric currents, they direct the reader also to the deepest level…