How Long to Read The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times

How Long Does it Take to Read The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 17 minutes to read The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times by René Guénon

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Description

The Reign of Quantity gives a concise but comprehensive view of the present state of affairs in the world, as it appears from the point of view of the 'ancient wisdom', formerly common both to the East and to the West, but now almost entirely lost sight of. The author indicates with his fabled clarity and directness the precise nature of the modern deviation, and devotes special attention to the development of modern philosophy and science, and to the part played by them, with their accompanying notions of progress and evolution, in the formation of the industrial and democratic society which we now regard as 'normal'. Guénon sees history as a descent from Form (or Quality) toward Matter (or Quantity); but after the Reign of Quantity-modern materialism and the 'rise of the masses'-Guénon predicts a reign of 'inverted quality' just before the end of the age: the triumph of the 'counter-initiation', the kingdom of Antichrist. This text is considered the magnum opus among Guénon's texts of civilizational criticism, as is Symbols of Sacred Science among his studies on symbols and cosmology, and Man and His Becoming according to the Vedanta among his more purely metaphysical works.

How long is The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times?

The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times by René Guénon is 308 pages long, and a total of 79,464 words.

This makes it 104% the length of the average book. It also has 97% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 14 minutes to read The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times aloud.

What Reading Level is The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times?

The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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