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read guenon

>> No.16387670

I don't know how to pronounce that

>> No.16388096

>>16387440
been feeling like picking up the multiple states of being or perspectives on initiation

>> No.16388131

>>16387440
Guenon is not a traditionalist, but a modernist attempting to syncretise disparate ritualistic traditions in an attempt to reground mankind in an increasingly volatile environment. He is closer to Ezra Pound than to any authentic religious teacher.

>> No.16388166

I love the guy, I've read intro to hinduism and I really like it. Too bad is a borderline /lit/ meme.
>>16387670
Gui(like guitar) Noon (like afternoon).

>> No.16388170

>>16387440
What? Monkeys write books now?

>> No.16388172

>>16388166
Correct pronunciation.

>> No.16388187

>>16387440
I did, very underwhelming compared to Nasr and Coomaraswamy.

>> No.16388289
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16388289

>pick up "The Metaphysical Principles of Infinitesimal Calculus"
>0 is not a number
>negative numbers are bizarre and illogical
>Thus, let us repeat it again, a limit cannot be reached within a variation, and as a term of the latter; it is not the final value the variable takes on, and the idea of a continuous variation arriving at any 'final value',
This guy is a genuine moron isn't he?

>> No.16388295

>>16387440
The reason John Cleese mocked you is because he could tell you were a dork. I would bet on it. Only one minute of knowing you is all it takes.

>> No.16388320

I genuinely thought I was done with them and they would go away. I did not even know they thought we were friends. I thought it was commonly accepted that I was just being polite for my gran.

>> No.16388330

>>16387440
He retroactively refuted so many people it's hard to believe. Love the guy

>> No.16388338

Report the schizo for off-topic posts.

>> No.16388347

>>16388338
And he runs to my dad that I don't want to talk about cartoons and sherlock and baby crap with him. Imagine how much of a dork he is.

>> No.16388966

>>16388289
i think he makes it pretty clear that the whole treatment he gives on mathematics in the book is in the same sense of the pythagorean sacred mathematics. reading all of what he says about numbers in a purely quantitative lens is doomed to misunderstand anything he says

>> No.16388989

>>16388966
Nigger numbers are quantitative that's what quantitative fucking means.

>> No.16390359

>>16388330
>retroactively refuted
preempted

>> No.16390364

>>16388989
Guenon agrees, which is why he doesn’t want quantitative substances encroaching on his mysticism. Infinitesimal vs infinite and so on.

>> No.16390372

>>16387440
why the long face?

>> No.16390384

>>16388166
I thought it was prounoinced "gweee" (like oui) - "oh" (like the en in Provence)

>> No.16390592

>>16387440
I support this post

>> No.16390980

>>16388989
numbers have an analogical aspect to what is not quantitative, they are what they are and different from what others are, that is why i said purely quantitative lens. do you know anything about pythagoreanism?

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16391061

I don't really agree with Guenon from what I know of his thought because he seems like a relativist or an ecumenist, but he is interesting

>> No.16391088

>>16388289
>didn't follow the chart

>> No.16391095

>>16391061
>didn't read Guenon at all

>> No.16391105

>>16391095
Yeah I don't claim to have read him, that's why I said "from what I know of his thought"

>> No.16391163

>>16388289
0 is not a number, it's evident, nigger. The only instance in which a man believes Zero to be a number is if he was brainwashed in modern schools. Have fun disproving this. I'm smiling smugly but you can't see it.

>random anon calls Guénon a retard
>Doctor in mathematics Wolfgang Smith, teacher at MIT says Guénon's mathematics are thoroughly correct

>> No.16391198

>>16391163
remember when you posted this
>It's been 24 hours and none of you ming-mongs have replied to this. All the more embarrassing considering YoU CaN't HaVe Up WiThOuT dOwN mY dUdEz loooooollzzlz lmafaooo :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!1!111! was intended to be the epic GOTCHA retort. Writhing animals.

>> No.16391258

>>16391198
nah

>> No.16391555

>>16388289
>>0 is not a number
>>negative numbers are bizarre and illogical
Based.

>> No.16391577

>>16391258
why did you post it? it's really weird and gay

>> No.16391601

>>16387440
Why? Everything I read about him here makes me think he's an idiot.

>> No.16391610

>>16387440
Evola is superior

>> No.16391874

>>16391601
Guenon is a lot of things (bad and good) but not an idiot.

>> No.16391983

>>16387440
No.

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16392740

>>16387440
Based

>> No.16393245

>>16388166
Fake news
>>16390384
Retarded

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16393291

>>16392740

>> No.16393396

>>16391061
I think Perennialism / Traditionalism is not the same as Universalism. I’ve only read a bit of Guenon and Evola but they both make it clear that not all religions are valid and it’s not about pick and choose moral relativism. Only genuine Tradition is valid.

How it’s decided what is Tradition is a harder question, and I’m not exactly sure how they solve it (maybe I just haven’t gotten there yet) but the relative and universalist critique is not in my opinion a valid one

>> No.16393589

>>16387440
What's his must read book? I'm new to guenon

>> No.16393593

i’m already familiar with buddhism, no need to read this wannabe pajeet

>> No.16393608

>>16393589

The Guenon chart is a good guide; you could also consider just reading in order of writing if you don’t mind reading some non essentials like his refutation of Theosophy.

Either way, read Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines and decide if you like his views or style

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>>16393589
This, is introduction to hinduism a good place to start or is pic related better?
>>16393608
Cool cool

>> No.16393648

>>16393620
I haven’t read the work you posted so I can’t really comment on which is better to start with. You might want to check the reviews on it to see if it’s worth the purchase.

>> No.16393704

>>16387440
I can only read 2 frenchies in my life, why should one be him?

>> No.16393710

>>16393245
yes i am retarded, but when i see a french person i want it to said frenchish.

>> No.16394407

>>16387440
Please, someone post the guenon fags rap

>> No.16394844
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16394844

>>16387670
"Gooey-nyun" but only two syllables

>> No.16395154

What's his best book that isn't The Reign of Quantity? Man and His Becoming? Multiple States of Being? Perspectives on Initiation?

>> No.16395180

>>16395154
depends what you're interested in.

>> No.16395224

>>16395180
don't give me that relativist bullshit, just tell me what you liked the most

>> No.16395235

>>16387670
>ɡenɔ̃

>> No.16395242

>>16395154
The ones you cited are excellent but I like this little gem called the Great Triad.

Also Symbolism of the Cross, Esotercism of Dante and Symbols of Sacred Science for the sweet symbolism, but they should be read together, so it makes for a long read.

>> No.16396154

>>16395242
The Great Triad is the one on Taoism, right?