Oswald Spengler

Oswald Spengler (May 29, 1880 - May 8, 1936) was a German philosopher and mathematician. His work Decline of the West argues that the development of civilizations follows a recognizable cyclical pattern.

Spengler has, amongst others, influenced Georg Henrik von Wright in his writing about our society.

Works

• Der Untergang des Abendlandes in German. Original 1919.
  • Decline of the West, Perspectives of World History
  • Västerlandets undergång, in Swedish.
• Man and Technics

See also:

• Magian Civilization
• Apollinian Civilization
• Faustian Civilization
• Brahmanic Civilization
• Confucian-Taoist Civilization