UnHerd - Prof. Mark Sedgwick: An introduction to Traditionalism

UnHerd
July 28, 2023
Prof. Mark Sedgwick: An introduction to Traditionalism
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The mysterious philosophy of Perennialism has been used and misused since its beginnings in ancient wisdom. Now, with Putin’s war in Ukraine, it is more important than ever to know what it really means. Prof. Mark Sedgwick, historian and author of Traditionalism, joined UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers for this conversation and Q&A.

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// TIMECODES //

00:00 - 02:50 - Introduction
02:50 - 04:13 - Who was Rene Guenon?
04:13 - 05:33 - Who was Julius Evola?
05:33 - 06:25 - Who was Frithjof Schuon?
06:25 - 11:25 - Perennialism: sacred order and the primordial tradition
11:25 - 17:20 - How do Traditionalists view history?
17:20 - 21:37 - Divisions in the Traditionalist movement
21:37 - 27:55 - Perennialism: self-realisation and the path of action
27:55 - 36:20 - Traditionalism and the good life in the modern day
36:20 - 43:24 - Integralists and Traditionalism in current global politics
43:24 - 01:00:35 - Aleksandr Dugin, Russia, and the Ukraine War
01:00:35 - 01:03:53 - Do Traditionalist thinkers actually want to change the world?
01:03:53 - 01:07:48 - Is Steve Bannon a Traditionalist?
01:07:48 - 01:08:58 - Is Mark Sedgwick a Traditionalist?
01:08:58 - 01:10:45 - Concluding thoughts

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