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De Perenni Philosophia libri X
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across major library catalogs (including Library of Congress, Open Library, and scholarly databases via OpenAlex) have yielded no evidence of an English translation of Agostino Steuco's 1540 treatise 'De perenni philosophia'. While the work is frequently cited in academic literature regarding the history of the 'perennial philosophy' concept, it remains untranslated in its entirety, and no partial translations were identified in the search results.
Verified Mar 30, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books, internet archive, openalex, loc, ustc · methodology
Agostino Steuco argues that a single, divine truth was revealed to humanity at the beginning of time. This book tracks the fragments of that original wisdom across ancient cultures to show how they all point toward Christian doctrine.
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