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Ren Gu non (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... Read Full Overview

The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times is Ren Gu non's most prophetic work. Having seen his telling analysis of Western culture, The Crisis of the Modern World, swiftly overtaken by events, he based this his final and most profound critique squarely on changeless... Read Full Overview

Critique of modern Western civilization from the point of view of traditional metaphysics

Kvantitetens herrav lde ger en kortfattad men vergripande bild av det nuvarande tillst ndet i v rlden, s som det framtr der i ljuset av den "urgamla vishet" som tidigare var gemensam f r s v l st som v st, men som nu r n stan helt f rlorad.

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