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 Harz .

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."

Contents

1 Works 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

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

See also

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

External links

• Oswald Spengler: An Introduction to his Life and Ideas by Keith Stimely
• Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler (1880-1936)
• The Oswald Spengler Collection
• Oswald Spengler Quotes

---

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