Description In East and West Gu non diagnoses the fundamental \'abnormality\' of Western civilization vis- -vis the traditional civilizations of the East, suggests avenues by which the West might be \'re-oriented\' toward the fundamental metaphysical principles it has largely abandoned, and outlines the possible role of a restoration of true intellectuality in this task.
The aggressive rationalism and materialism.
Of course, East and West are no longer what they were in Guenon\'s time.
Description In East and West Gu non diagnoses the fundamental \'abnormality\' of Western civilization vis- -vis the traditional civilizations of the East, suggests avenues by which the West might be \'re-oriented\' toward the fundamental metaphysical principles it has largely abandoned, and outlines the possible role of a restoration of true intellectuality in this task