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The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times (French: Le Règne de la Quantité et les Signes des Temps) is a 1945 book by the French intellectual René Guénon, in which the author offers a comprehensive explanation, based on tradition, of the cyclical conditions that led to the modern world in general and to the Second World ...
- René Guénon
- 1945
The Reign of Quantity gives a concise but comprehensive view of the present state of affairs in the world, as it appears from the point of view of the 'ancient wisdom', formerly common both to the East
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Feb 14, 2022 · 284 pages ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Quality & quantity -- Materia signata quantitate -- Measure & manifestation -- Spatial quantity & qualified space -- The qualitative determinations of time -- The principle of individuation -- Uniformity against unity -- Ancient crafts & modern industry -- The twofold ...
The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times is a book that beats the ryme of unity. It unites Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, and Christianity, declaring that the source is one. It also hints at the fact that Islam is the only tradition that is still holding to truth and that is still connecting humans to the whole.
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Guénon sees history as a descent from Form (or Quality) toward Matter (or Quantity); but after the Reign of Quantity-modern materialism and the 'rise of the masses'-Guénon predicts a reign...
Jul 1, 2004 · The Reign of Quantity gives a concise but comprehensive view of the present state of affairs in the world, as it appears from the point of view of the 'ancient wisdom', formerly common both to the East and to the West, but now almost entirely lost sight of.
The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times. René Guénon. Hillsdale, NY: Sophia Perennis. Edited by James R. Wetmore. Translated by Lord Northbourne ( 2001 ) Copy BIBTEX. Abstract.
