Oswald Spengler
Spengler's The Decline of the West proposed a cyclical morphology of world history in which civilizations pass through organic life-cycles from spring to winter. Its gloomy prophecy of Western decline was enormously influential in the interwar period.
Works
- The Decline of the WestPhilosophy of history positing Western civilization in terminal decline
- Man and TechnicsPhilosophical essay on humanity's technological advancement and existential challenges
- The Hour of DecisionEssay on historical crises and humanity's responsibility in critical moments
- Prussianism and SocialismPolitical essay comparing Prussian militarism and socialist ideology