The great doomsayer. (Oswald Spengler's 'The Decline of the West')

From: The National Interest | Date: June 22, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Oswald Spengler's book titled 'The Decline of the West' exerted a universal influence despite the criticisms that it received from historians. The book was responsible for spawning interests in the comparative sociology of civilizations and reviving studies regarding the philosophies of history. Spengler's provided a doomsday scenario regarding the future of civilization.

Oswald Spengler Reconsidered

Books have their destinies, says the Latin tag, and they can vary as widely as those of human beings - from those that, in David Hume's heartfelt phrase, fall stillborn from the press but ...

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