Frithjof Schuon
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Frithjof Schuon was a 20th-century metaphysician and spiritual author known as a leading figure of the Traditionalist School, emphasizing perennial philosophy and the transcendent unity of religions.
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| Frithjof Schuon canonical | 8 |
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Target entity: Frithjof Schuon Context triple: [René Guénon, influenced, Frithjof Schuon]
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René Guénon
René Guénon was a French metaphysician and esotericist whose influential works on traditionalism and Eastern and Western spiritual doctrines helped shape 20th-century perennialist thought.
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Étienne Gilson
Étienne Gilson was a prominent 20th-century French philosopher and historian of medieval thought, renowned as a leading neo-Thomist and scholar of Christian philosophy.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a French Jesuit priest, paleontologist, and philosopher known for integrating evolutionary science with Christian theology and proposing the concept of the Omega Point.
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Adolf von Hildebrand
Adolf von Hildebrand was a German sculptor and art theorist known for his influential writings on form and space and for his classical, architecturally integrated sculptures.
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Hans Urs von Balthasar
Hans Urs von Balthasar was a prominent 20th-century Swiss Catholic theologian known for his extensive writings on theological aesthetics, Christology, and the nature of revelation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Frithjof Schuon Target entity description: Frithjof Schuon was a 20th-century metaphysician and spiritual author known as a leading figure of the Traditionalist School, emphasizing perennial philosophy and the transcendent unity of religions.
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A.
René Guénon
René Guénon was a French metaphysician and esotericist whose influential works on traditionalism and Eastern and Western spiritual doctrines helped shape 20th-century perennialist thought.
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B.
Étienne Gilson
Étienne Gilson was a prominent 20th-century French philosopher and historian of medieval thought, renowned as a leading neo-Thomist and scholar of Christian philosophy.
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C.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a French Jesuit priest, paleontologist, and philosopher known for integrating evolutionary science with Christian theology and proposing the concept of the Omega Point.
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D.
Adolf von Hildebrand
Adolf von Hildebrand was a German sculptor and art theorist known for his influential writings on form and space and for his classical, architecturally integrated sculptures.
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E.
Hans Urs von Balthasar
Hans Urs von Balthasar was a prominent 20th-century Swiss Catholic theologian known for his extensive writings on theological aesthetics, Christology, and the nature of revelation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Traditionalist School philosopher
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metaphysician ⓘ person ⓘ spiritual author ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1907-06-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Basel
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linked to:
Basel-Stadt
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| citizenship |
French
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Swiss ⓘ |
| deathCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| deathDate | 1998-05-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Bloomington, Indiana ⓘ |
| familyName | Schuon ⓘ |
| field |
aesthetics
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comparative religion ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| givenName | Frithjof ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
philosophical essay
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poetry ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
Martin Lings
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Seyyed Hossein Nasr ⓘ Titus Burckhardt ⓘ William Stoddart ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ananda Coomaraswamy
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Christian mysticism ⓘ Hindu Vedanta ⓘ
linked to:
Vedanta
Islamic Sufism ⓘ
linked to:
Sufism
René Guénon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
articulation of the transcendent unity of religions
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systematic exposition of perennial philosophy ⓘ writings on comparative religion ⓘ writings on metaphysics and cosmology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| movement | Traditionalist School ⓘ |
| name | Frithjof Schuon ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
distinction between exoterism and esoterism
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esoterism as the heart of religion ⓘ transcendent unity of religions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Form and Substance in the Religions
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Gnosis: Divine Wisdom ⓘ The Eye of the Heart ⓘ The Transcendent Unity of Religions ⓘ Understanding Islam ⓘ |
| occupation |
painter
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philosopher ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Perennial philosophy
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linked to:
The Perennial Philosophy
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| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Sufism ⓘ |
| residence |
Bloomington, Indiana
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France ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| role |
Sufi shaykh
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spiritual master ⓘ |
| worldview |
perennialism
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traditionalism ⓘ |
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