Both movements suffered from a confusion of Traditional elements with ideals from the Enlightenment. Insofar as they were dominated by materialism, economic concerns, and scientism, they lacked a transcendent — and hence, Traditional — perspective. Continue reading
The intrinsic value of an idea and a system must be judged in itself, apart from everything that is part of the world of contingencies. However, from a practical and historical point of view, what is decisive is the quality of the men who make themselves the promoters and defenders … Continue reading
This is a brief outline and summary of the first part of “The Individual and the Becoming of the World“. Although its point can not be made by means of a logical argument, perhaps a logical argument can lead one to see the point. Quest for certainty involves direct intuition … Continue reading
On the occasion of the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the USA, it may be appropriate to quote Evola on the situation of the Church just after Vatican II and on its prospects to become an authentic force of Tradition. This is from the conclusion of the chapter “Esoteric … Continue reading
The general climate is unfavourable: the spiritual state of piety, of heroism, of loyalty, of honour in unity, that should serve as cement for the organic system of an imperial European Order is today, so to speak, nonexistent. Continue reading
The next question from the interview published in “La Nation Europeenne” deals with science and technology. Q. Your judgment of science and technology seems, in your work, to be negative. What are the reasons for your position? Don’t you believe that material conquests and the elimination of hunger and poverty … Continue reading
These are the first two questions and answers from the interview published in La Nation Europeenne. Q. Do you believe that there exists a connection between philosophy and politics? Can a philosophy influence an undertaking of national or European political reconstruction? A. I don’t believe that philosophy in the strictly … Continue reading
Continuing the translation of the interview in La Nation Europeenne: Julius Evola: A Justified Pessimism Q. Do you believe that the influence of Christianity was positive for European civilisation? Don’t you think that having adopted a religion of Semitic origin has distorted certain traditional European values? A. Speaking of Christianity, … Continue reading
In an interview conducted in the mid 1960s—Julius Evola: A Justified Pessimism—Evola provided a précis of his life’s work. He answered all the questions very simply and it demonstrates how little his ideas changed in the preceding 40 years. This is how he answered the question about the influence of … Continue reading