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René-Jean-Marie-Joseph Guénon , also known as ʿAbd al-Wāḥid Yaḥyá , was a French author and intellectual who remains an influential figure in the domain of metaphysics, having written on topics ranging from sacred science and traditional studies, to symbolism and initiation.

He wrote and published in French, and his works have been translated into more than twenty languages. He is considered to be an important writer in the Traditionalist School.

✵ 15. November 1886 – 7. January 1951
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“Metaphysics, because it opens out a limitless vista of possibilities, must take care never to lose sight of the inexpressible, which indeed constitutes its very essence.”

Introduction générale à l'étude des doctrines hindoues (Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines) (1921)

“If an idea is true, it belongs equally to all who are capable of understanding it.”

Source: The Crisis of the Modern World (1927), p. 73

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