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Multiplicity, considered apart from its principle, and therefore as no longer capable of being reduced to unity, takes the form in the social realm o… - René Guénon
" "Multiplicity, considered apart from its principle, and therefore as no longer capable of being reduced to unity, takes the form in the social realm of a community conceived only as the arithmetical sum of its component individuals; in fact, a community is no more than this, once it has ceased to be attached to any principle superior to these individuals.
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About René Guénon
René Guénon (15 November 1886 – 7 January 1951), also known as Shaykh `Abd al-Wahid Yahya, was a French author and intellectual who wrote on topics ranging from metaphysics, sacred science and traditional studies to symbolism and initiation.
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Pen Names:
Abdel Wahed Yahia
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Sheikh Abdel Wahed Yahia
Native Name:
René Jean-Marie-Joseph Guénon
Alternative Names:
Rene Guenon
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Rene Jean Marie Joseph Guenon
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René-Jean-Marie-Joseph Guénon
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René Jean Marie Joseph Guénon
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The Reformation is the most visible symptom of the rupture of the spiritual unity of Christendom; but it is not what actually first began 'to rend the seamless robe', as Joseph de Maistre puts it, for this rupture had long been a fait accompli, since, as we have already said, its beginnings can in fact be traced back two centuries earlier.
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