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What does he mean by ‘metaphysics’

serious question, did Guenon fuck?

Why did he convert to Islam?

>>19633212
>Reading complete works of anyone is a reta-

>>19631157
>thus cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change. Thus, change is.
And hence, it, as change, it lasts forever unchangingly, refuting momentariness, hence the whole thing refutes itself

>One can go even further and say that it amounts to the negation of all real knowledge whatsoever, even of a relative order, since, as we have shown above, the relative is unintelligible and impossible without the absolute, the contingent without the necessary, change without the unchanging, and multiplicity without unity; ‘relativism’ is self-contradictory, for, in seeking to reduce everything to change, one logically arrives at a denial of the very existence of change; this was fundamentally the meaning of the famous arguments of Zeno of Elea
>However, we have no wish to exaggerate and must add that theories such as these are not exclusively encountered in modern times; examples are to be found in Greek philosophy also, the ‘universal flux’ of Heraclitus being the best known; indeed, it was this that led the school of Elea to combat his conceptions, as well as those of the atomists, by a sort of reductio ad absurdum. Even in India, something comparable can be found, though, of course, considered from a different point of view from that of philosophy, for Buddhism also developed a similar character, one of its essential theses being the ‘dissolubility of all things ’. These theories, however, were then no more than exceptions, and such revolts against the traditional outlook, which may well have occurred from time to time throughout the whole of the Kali-Yuga, were, when all is said and done, without wider influence; what is new is the general acceptance of such conceptions that we see in the West today.

>>19383583
>What should I read if I'm dissatisfied with a materialistic worldview and want to strive for something more?
Guenon

still unrefuted

Je plaisantais, chérie. honhonhonhon. ai-je attiré votre attention ? retour à la tradition. retour au singe.

>>18926839

>>18913927
There's only room from one monkey in the West.

>>18896190
>I take "eyes" literally to only refer to sight
you are brainlet.

return to monk

This guenon fellow seems highly opinionated. What did he say about Schopenhauer?

>>18412096
Retroactively refuted by Guenon.

>“It should be made clear just what is meant by the word ‘metaphysics’, and all the more so since I have frequently had an opportunity to note that not everyone understands it in quite the same way. I think the best course to take in dealing with words that might give rise to ambiguity is to restore to them as much as possible their primal and etymological meaning. Now, according to its composition, the word ‘metaphysics’ means literally ‘beyond physics’, taking the word ‘physics’ in the accepted sense it was always used by the ancients, that is to say as ‘knowledge of nature’ in the widest sense. Physics is the study of all that pertains to the domain of nature;
metaphysics, on the other hand, is the study of that which lies beyond nature” (Guénon 2001a: 88), and thus is supernatural.

René Guénon states that it is not possible to define metaphysics, “because to define is always to limit, and what is under consideration, in and of itself, is truly and absolutely limitless and thus cannot be confined to any formula or any system whatsoever” (Guénon 2004: 89 f). Metaphysics can only be partially characterized, for example, that it “is essentially the knowledge of the Universal, or the knowledge of principles belonging to the universal order, which moreover alone can validly lay claim to the name of principles” (ibid.: 71). Thus the metaphysical knowledge differs radically from the other modes of human knowledge. This raises the question of which approach to metaphysics can be found. Before Guénon answers, he states: “Metaphysics can only be studied metaphysically” (ibid.: 74).

Basically, it is considered that metaphysical conceptions “can never be completely expressed, nor even imagined, since their essence is attainable by the pure and ‘formless’ intelligence alone; they vastly exceed all possible forms, especially the formulas in which language tries to enclose them, which are always inadequate and tend to restrict their scope and therefore distort them. These formulas, like all symbols, can only serve as a starting-point, a ‘support’ so to speak, which acts as an aid towards understanding that which in itself remains inexpressible; it is up to each man to try to conceive it according to the extent of their own intellectual powers, making good, in proportion to their success, the unavoidable deficiencies of formal and limited expression” (ibid.: 74 f).

Title is self-explanatory. Was he a fan? Would he support the studying and practice of it?

Guenon.

>>18141179
>tfw mom found the Guenon picture folder and an entire archive of his works downloaded from Libgen

What are the essentials of Rene Guenon?
In what order should they be read?
Do I have to have any prior knowledge before reading?

>>17908628
it was, absolutely and in every way

>>17849934
Is coffee halal for you?

how could one man BTFO of psychoanalysts so badly

OP here, just read Guenon complete works, about to teleport to Guenon's shrine in Egypt

Thanks for the advice!

>>17777911
Yes brother

It starts out with a Frenchmen in Paris who watches Napolean conduct a rally before setting off to Waterloo. Invigorated by the emperor's assurance victory, he later bears a son hoping he could follow in his footsteps and become a renowned architect who would fashion skyscrapers that rivaled Gustave's masterpiece, the Eiffel tower. Unfortunately the Grandest of all Architects bestowed upon our hero a disproportionate facial structure which would haunt him most of his life. In a cruel twist of fate, this apish aesthetic would only be matched by our hero's mark of lineage: Guenon.

The first act has him enrolling into Catholic school where he excelled in mathematics. He would however be bullied by his classmates to no end, driving him to dark places. Everyday he walks up the entrance of the city's hall and gazes upon the words on the building 'Liberté, égalité, fraternité'. Troubled by this adage was he, for how what is brotherhood among his tormentors? What is equality among his disfigurement? What is liberty among the prison of outward appearance?

'No more' he utters.

In the second act, he drops his previous ambitions and begins a new path. A path that would bring meaning into his world and answer the question: Why the long face? He delves into the Occult where he worships Satan himself. This though, still had him hungry for more. He went on to Gnosticism and then embarked on a study of Oriental traditions. Ever so close did he come to true nature of his being, he needed a spark. That spark would be in the form Theosophy. Guenon snuck into a grim mansion owned by Blavatsky in order to request the ultimate meaning. To his amazement, Blavatsky herself was summoned directly in front of him. She challenged him in a cosmic debate, to which Guenon agreed. Unable to outwit her, he concedes and tells her that he will leave immediately. However, he cunningly pilfers her sacred scrolls on his way out. Guenon knew what had to be done and modeled his ideas and framework after Blavatsky's stolen texts. This would be known as Traditionalist School.

In the final act, he was greeted by Sufi spiritual leaders who were impressed by his analysis of Shankarian texts. They urged him to move to Cairo and join their order. However he would have to know for certain if this would be the right decision. He had to know why he was the way he was. He climbed the peak of the Eiffel tower, for elevators are modern inventions, and pleaded with God 'why have thou made me look like this O Creator'. God revealed himself and spoke unto him thus: 'I have made you monke because only you have the power to return to monke'. It was right then that Guenon came to the conclusion that western society will never be saved as long as they have proportional faces. Guenon realized that Cairo may be the only escape from this western hellish nightmare. And it was. For Guenon, Cairo was the promised land he was searching for all those years and for good reason: They looked like him.