Oswald Spengler

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

Born Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler at Blankenburg am Hars.

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

Spengler was a pivotal influence on Francis Parker Yockey, who wrote Imperium as a sequel to The Decline of the West. Yockey called Spengler "The Philosopher of the Twentieth Century."

"Oswald Spengler" is also the pseudonym of a columnist for the Asia Times Online, whose particular focus is on America.

Works

Der Untergang des Abendlandes in German. Original 1919.
- Decline of the West: Perspectives of World History ISBN 0195066340
Man and Technics: A Contribution to a Philosophy of Life ISBN 0898759838
The Hour of Decision: Germany & World-Historical Evolution ISBN 1410202666
Aphorisms
Selected Essays

References

Twilight of the Evening Lands: Oswald Spengler - A Half Century Later by John F. Fennelly (New York, Brookdale Press, [1972]) ISBN 091265001X
Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890 edited by Philip Rees, 1991, ISBN 0130893013
Prophet of Decline : Spengler on world history and politics by John Farrenkopf (Publisher: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©2001) ISBN 0807126535 ISBN 0807127272

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