perennial philosophy

15th-century philosophical idea that views all religious traditions as sharing a single truth or origin
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perennial philosophy

Summary

perennial philosophy is a philosophical concept[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of philosophical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (652 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • perennial philosophy's instance of is recorded as philosophical concept[3].
  • perennial philosophy's instance of is recorded as philosophical movement[4].
  • perennial philosophy's GND ID is recorded as 4174277-1[5].
  • perennial philosophy's subclass of is recorded as inclusivism[6].
  • perennial philosophy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01cg3v[7].
  • perennial philosophy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Perennial philosophy[8].
  • perennial philosophy's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0200476[9].
  • perennial philosophy's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'philosophia perennis'}[10].
  • perennial philosophy's Quora topic ID is recorded as Perennial-Philosophy[11].
  • perennial philosophy's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as philosophia_perennis[12].
  • perennial philosophy's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777844037[13].
  • perennial philosophy's Lex ID is recorded as philosophia_perennis[14].
  • perennial philosophy's Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy ID is recorded as 1034-1[15].
  • perennial philosophy's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as filosofia-perenne[16].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include philosophical concept[3] and philosophical movement[4].

Why It Matters

perennial philosophy ranks in the top 8% of philosophical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (652 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

It has been cited as an influence by Kathleen Raine[19], a poet[20], 1908–2003[21], of United Kingdom[22], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[23], specialised in poetry[24]; Philip Sherrard[25], a poet[26], 1922–1995[27], of United Kingdom[28], specialised in translation[29]; and Kurt Almqvist[30], a university teacher[31], 1912–2001[32], of Sweden[33], specialised in Romance languages[34].

FAQs

Who did perennial philosophy influence?

perennial philosophy has been cited as an influence by Kathleen Raine[19], Philip Sherrard[25], and Kurt Almqvist[30].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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