The Crisis of the Modern World

By René Guénon

Published: 1946

A philosophical work critiquing modern civilization, culture, and evolution, exploring the spiritual and social crisis of the modern age from a traditionalist perspective.

Chapters

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL NOTE

THE WORKS OF RENÉ GUÉNON

PREFACE

1 THE DARK AGE

2 THE OPPOSITION BETWEEN EAST AND WEST

KNOWLEDGE AND ACTION

5 INDIVIDUALISM

6 THE SOCIAL CHAOS

A MATERIAL CIVILIZATION

WESTERN ENCROACHMENT

9 SOME CONCLUSIONS

INDEX