Revolt against the modern world
Revolt Against the Modern World is a book by Julius Evola, first published in Italy in 1934. Described as Evola's most influential work, it is an elucidation of his Traditionalist world view. The first part of the book deals with the concepts of the Traditional world; its knowledge of the bridge between the earthly and the transcendent worlds. The second part deals with the modern world, contrasting its characteristics with those of traditional societies: from politics and institutions to views on life and death. Evola denounces the regressive aspects of modern civilisation, and instead argues for a traditionalist society.
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- There is a book I've read at least 6 times:
"The problems of philosophy" by Bertrand Russell.
And for a completely different turn:
"Revolt against the modern world" by Julius Evola.
The first book in my mind is a great read no matter what place you are coming from. The second one is a bit esoteric and might be controversial from some people. But for me it offered a biggest shift in perspective out of all the books I've read so far.
- To the "turner diaries" guy, Revolt Against the Modern World and The Death of the West are supposedly better (regarding actual influence on right-wing thought), but you can't try to ban something if you don't know it exists.
- Very interesting—I certainly wouldn't have expected the antithesis of Mein Kampf and Revolt Against the Modern World to be Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking. Honourable mentions include the Bible (NIV) and The C Programming Language.
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