Carolina QuotesSo far, then, as a fully adequate expression of the Perennial Philosophy is concerned, there exists a problem in semantics that is finally insoluble. The fact is one which must be steadily borne in mind by all who read its formulations. Only in this way shall we be able to understand even remotely what is being talked about. Ch 3
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Aldous Huxley, The Perennial Philosophy (1945)
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- 1945
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