Der Untergang des Abendlandes, Erster Band by Oswald Spengler
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"Der Untergang des Abendlandes, Erster Band" by Oswald Spengler is a philosophical work published in 1918. Spengler proposes a radical theory of history where cultures evolve like organisms, each with lifespans of about a thousand years of flourishing followed by decline. He rejects linear historical progression, arguing that Western civilization has entered its "evening" phase—a period of inevitable decline despite apparent power. Drawing on morphological analysis, he examines eight major cultures and
predicts the West's transformation from creative culture to stagnant civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Spengler, Oswald, 1880-1936 |
|---|---|
| Title | Der Untergang des Abendlandes, Erster Band |
| Original Publication | München: C.H. Beck, 1919, copyright 1922. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decline_of_the_West |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Untergang_des_Abendlandes |
| Credits | Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | CB: History: History of civilization |
| Subject | Civilization -- History |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 77042 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-77042-0 |
| Release Date | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 285 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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