Analysis of Guénon and Nietzsche's Thoughts in ‎ Criticism of Modernity and Modern Art

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Ph.D. Student in Philosophy of Art, University of Religions and Denominations (Art and Thought), Qom
2 Associate Professor of Qom University of Religions and Denominations
Abstract
Rene Guénon, a French traditionalist scholar, is known as a prominent ‎representative of metaphysical thought, traditional studies, and the founder of ‎eternal wisdom in the twentieth century. In his works, he examined and ‎explained metaphysical and traditional concepts valid in Eastern and Western ‎religions and philosophy. Guénon's thought has had a strong impact on ‎metaphysical literature and traditional studies through concepts such as ‎originality, unity of existence, and epistemological organization‏.‏
On the other hand, Friedrich Nietzsche is known as one of the pioneers of the ‎philosophy of human advancement. He challenged traditional and ‎conventional values and concepts and examined their role in human ‎existential life. His theories about the strong will, the superman, and the death ‎of God have inspired movements such as human advancement, nihilism, ‎spiritual will, and the philosophy of human existence‏.‏
How do we arrive at a critique of modernity and modern art by analyzing the ‎thoughts of Rene Guénon and Friedrich Nietzsche? And what impact does this ‎analysis have on our understanding of these concepts? First, we should point ‎out the importance of the critique of modernity and modern art, and then we ‎will discuss the lives, thoughts, and works of these two philosophers, and ‎finally their critiques‏.‏

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