Guénon allowed Eastern adoption of Western industrial technology only if tradition remained supreme

Evidence

The implications of Guénon’s insistence are clear: expressions of a problem are just that, expressions, and can be no more than predicates of a subject. If any meaningful or effective reform is to be undertaken, the first step is to begin with the root problem, the “outlook,” the “attitude.” In all cases, however, the subject, and with it the entire subset of predicates, must be “completely reformed.” The ultimate responsibility thus rests with the West, with all the change that may be required, be it structural or substantially systemic. The East may adopt some aspects of Europe’s “industrial development” as long as its traditions are not affected, as long as this material development remains subservient to the principles they have enshrined. — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 330