Oswald spengler 18801936 was a philosopher of history who is regarded as one of the principal conservative revolutionary figures of the weimar period in germany. Udvalgte temaer fra oswald spenglers vesterlandets undergang. The decline of the west work by spengler britannica. Vesterlandets undergang en dyster og aktuel forudsigelse. Since its first publication in two volumes between 19181923, the decline of the west has ranked as one of the most widely read and most talked about books of our time.
A good way to start answering this question is to compare spengler s faustian man with what immanuel kant says about the unsocial sociability of humans. Have you read the decline of the west, and what is it. Have you read the decline of the west, and what is it about. His most important work was his two volume 191823 book the decline of the west. Oswald spengler 18801936, who built his theories on the basis of gumplowicz and some others, was a high school teacher who was able to avoid serving in the trenches of world war i because of a medical draft deferment, and spent the war years writing his main work, the decline of the west 1918, with the second volume in 1922. I discuss oswald spengler s theory of history, as presented in his book the decline of the west, and i suggest how social movements in the middle east, notably islamic state, may represent the.
The second volume, subtitled perspectives of world history, was published in 1922. Oswald spengler 18801936, german universal historian, was born in blankenburg, in the harz mountains. Yet generations of readers have refused to be warned off, finding in spengler a. I read spenglers the decline of the west more than two decades ago. Oswald spenglers 191822 bestseller the decline of the west mourned the engulfing of kultur by the cosmopolitan anthill of zivilisation and argued that only a dictatorship could arrest the decline. After all, he did write the decline of the west, didnt he. Mar 19, 2015 for the sake of those who may need to reference spengler s decline of the west, i thought i should start what i hope to be me final post on spengler by briefly describing his idiosyncratic distinction between culture and civilization.
Lego exclusives, 21108 ghostbusters ecto1, lego ideas cuusoo. The massman would never have accepted authority external to himself had not his surroundings violently forced him to do so. But it is of course primarily an economic union, and spengler would have cautioned that this was quite inadequate and fraught with potential problems because he did insist that the political functions of government must take precedence over economic considerations 35. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. English abridged edition prepared by arthur helps from the translation by charles francis atkinson. Oswald spengler believed that race is the defining factor of humanity. Vesterlandets undergang, omrids af en verdens historian morfologi abridged, copenhagen. Oswald spengler 18801936 was born in blankenburg, germany, on may 29, and attended the universities of munich, berlin, and halle, where he studied mathematics and the natural sciences, which led to his becoming a secondary school teacher of mathematics in hamburg.
Sociologist max weber hoped for charismatic leadership to overcome bureaucracy. For the multitude, that which it continually reads and hears. In the decline of the west, german philosopher and mat. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. I read spengler s the decline of the west more than two decades ago. Oswald arnold gottfried spengler 18801936 german philosopher of history, whose famous work, the decline of the west 19181922 combined nietzschean poetic argument with a pessimistic view of the permanence of humankinds achievements. The press today is an army with carefully organized weapons, the journalists its officers, the readers its soldiers. Oswald spengler and the crisis of western civilisation. Spenglers personal outlook and tasks for the future. Of course, for the left and orthodox academia, the simplistic option is to ignore him. For people notintheknow, he was a german philosopher of history 18801936, who theorised that there exist distinct civilisations indian, classical, arabian, western etc. Spengler s philosophy, and its implication that europe has lost its way david l.
Volumes 1 and 2 kindle edition by spengler, oswald, payne, david. I wouldnt bother, but spengler s book is filled covertocover with this notveryhelpful distinction. Furthermore, spenglers endphase of civilization is caesarism, and we passed that many. His work the decline of the west argues that the development of civilizations follows a recognizable series of repetitive rises and falls. Vesterlandets undergang omrids af en verdenshistoriens morfologi forfatter. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Oswald spengler spengler, oswald, 18801936 an online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article spengler, oswald, 18801936. Ricardo duchesne, oswald spengler and the faustian soul. Oswald spengler frases celebres y citas aki frases.
Vesterlandets undergang omrids af en verdenshistoriens. The first volume, subtitled form and actuality, was published in the summer of 1918. In their efforts to dispose of it, scholars have resorted to a variety of tactics. Furthermore, spengler s endphase of civilization is caesarism, and we passed that many. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I ended part 1 asking who are these characters with proud aristocratic souls so different from the rather submissive, slavish souls of the asiatic races. May 30, 2016 1,807 words there has long been a commonplace notion in journalism now often repeated in blogs and social media, that oswald spengler declared us to be at the end of civilization. Oswald arnold gottfried spengler was a german historian and philosopher whose interests also included mathematics, science, and art. The reader neither knows nor is supposed to know the purposes for which he is used and the role he is to play. Oswald spengler and julius evolaand his passing mention of the latter in a 2014 speech has caused some controversy in recent weeks. Om oswald spenglers vesterlandets undergang en dyster og aktuel forudsigelse. Works by spengler institute for oswald spengler studies. Oswald spengler 1880 1936 i maintain that many an inventor, many a diplomat, many a financier is a sounder philosopher than all those who practice the dull craft of experimental psychology.
Since its publication in 1918, oswald spengler s the decline of the west has been the object of academic controversy and opprobrium. Fa vesterlandets undergang omrids af en verdenshistoriens morfologi af oswald spengler som ebog pa dansk 9788711784945 boger rummer alle sider af livet. The oswald spengler society engages in the understanding of the principles underlying human evolution and world history and its perspectives. May 19, 2016 i discuss oswald spengler s theory of history, as presented in his book the decline of the west, and i suggest how social movements in the middle east, notably islamic state, may represent the. The definitive edition of both volumes was published in 1923.
Oswald spengler quotes this, then, is the conclusion of the citys history. Spengler var med sin pessimistiske historiefilosofi allerede i samtiden en omstridt skikkelse. Culture vs civilization in spenglers decline of the west. There is hardly a book written in the past 150 years that can surpass spengler s decline of the west in the depth of understanding, interpreting and explaining the logic behind cultural phenomena and its relationship to the historical development of civilizations in general. It is dedicated to the comparative study of cultures and civilizations, including prehistory, the evolution of humanity as a whole and extrapolations regarding the possible future of man. For the sake of those who may need to reference spengler s decline of the west, i thought i should start what i hope to be me final post on spengler by briefly describing his idiosyncratic distinction between culture and civilization. Read in this country chiefly in the brilliantly faithful translation by charles francis atkinson, the decline of the west new york, two volumes, 192628, spengler s morphology of history was the great intellectual achievement of our century. Oswald spengler the decline of the west oswald spengler may 29, 1880 may 8, 1936 was a german philosopher and mathematician. Oswald spengler quotes author of the decline of the west. If few can stand a long war without deterioration of soul, none can stand a long peace. In all its various editions, it has sold nearly 100,000 copies. Oswald spengler spengler, oswald, 18801936 the online. The decline of the west mid1920s translation, but only pre1923 notices, ed.
Vesterlandets undergang omrids af en af oswald spengler. As today, his surroundings do not so force him, the everlasting massman, true to his character, ceases to appeal to other authority and feels himself lord of his own existence. Om oswald spenglers vesterlandets undergang en dyster og. How does the current intelligentsia react to oswald spengler.
Oswald spengler was born in blankenburg harz in central germany in 1880, the eldest of four children, and the only boy. Either the author doesnt have a grasp of spengler or hes purposely trying to mislead the ignorant. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading decline of the west. Oswald spengler, the decline of the west and islamic state.
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