Guénon’s critique of modernity is deeper than Said’s

Evidence

Guénon the Orientalist, on the other hand, having dug deep into the overall phenomenon of modernity, was able not only to offer a formidable critique of it but also to formulate solutions that are just as profound as the powers that made the “anomaly” of modernity possible. — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 326

Categorization

• XREF: Guénon’s ‘Tradition’ critique parallels Lasch’s critique of the modern self and MacIntyre’s After Virtue in diagnosing modernity’s loss of an underlying order.