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The Decline of the West: Volume I, Form and Actuality, and Volume II, Perspectives of World-History [Two Volume Set] Hardcover – January 1, 1932

by Oswald Spengler (Author), Charles F. Atkinson (Translator)

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0016511PQ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Alfred A. Knopf; Reprint edition (January 1, 1932)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 925 pages
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.7 pounds

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Oswald Spengler (1880–1936) was a philosopher of history who is regarded as one of the principal figures of the Conservative Revolution in the Weimar Republic. His most important work was his two-volume 1918/23 book The Decline of the West, in which he theorised that all civilisations go through an inevitable cycle of rise and fall, with the West currently entering its declining period. The book went on to be immensely influential throughout the world. He saw a distinction between what he termed ‘Prussian socialism’ and Marxism. Although a nationalist, he was sceptical of the Nazis when they came to power, disagreeing particularly with their racial policies. In 1933, he was granted membership in the Senate of the German Academy. Arktos has issued reprints of his books Man and Technics, Prussianism and Socialism and The Hour of Decision in different languages.

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lwmarti

Interesting, possibly flawed

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 5, 2019

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Spengler is one of the few people who have tried to analyze large-scale trends in human civilization. Toynbee's A Study of History does something similar. One difference between the two seem to be that Toynbee just identifies patterns while Spengler suggests that the existence of these patterns in past events can be used to predict future events. They're both worth reading.

They are both stunning accomplishments, having required the organization and understanding of huge amounts of information, and they did this well before the invention of computers. So even if you don't agree with Spengler's assessment of what history tells us, you'll learn all sorts of fascinating information by reading these books. It's definitely time well spent.

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Mathew Morrell

The Alfred A. Knopf Edition, Unabridged

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 31, 2018

I picked up Vol. One and Two of Decline back in the Fall of 2001, $80 for the set, intrigued by what Colin Wilson, Rudolf Steiner, Joseph Campbell and H.P. Lovecraft all had to say about the author. Cheaper editions are always available, including abridged versions, but I would recommend the full, unabridged, hardback Alfred Knopf edition instead. The binding and the print quality is exceptional.

I expected something ominous from Spengler, a man who prophesied the end of Western Culture followed by a new, stronger, more savage era dominated by "concrete and steel". That's why when I read both volumes I was somewhat surprised by the subtlety and power of his intellect. This was no savage. His vision of history was highly cultivated, and he had spent his formative years absorbing Goethe and Nietzsche before ever pronouncing his Final Judgement on the West. Yet, at the same time, I was discouraged by his fatalism which I found applicable mainly to instinctive cultural epochs preceding the 15th century development of the 'consciousness soul'. Decline yes but for The West to nose dive into savagery (which it seems well on its way to doing as Spengler predicted) it could only happen through the blunting of our modern, scientific way of thinking and not because of any sort of predestined historical process. Eventually Spengler flung himself into the flames of intellectual savagery but not before giving us some real gems beforehand, impervious to fire.

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Craig Hughes

Work of Genius

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 8, 2010

I have read a lot of good history books in my time, but only a select few rate at the level of sheer genius that Spengler produced with these two volumes. I have not read the shorter abridged version, so I don't know how that one stacks up. But the two full volumes are as thought provoking, stimulating, and revealing as any history book I have ever read.

Spengler is not an easy read for those who are not well read on a broad variety of topics, though. He comes from an age when educated people had a much broader scope of knowledge than today. In our age, even someone at the doctoral level is likely to be completely incompetant outside their narrow specialty. For instance, don't ask a historian to do calculus, or a mathematician to quote Goethe. Spengler assumes that his reader has a broad, deep education ranging through history, science, mathematics, philosophy, architecture, music, art, literature, and yes, even greek and latin.

He does not explain why someone was famous, or remind us what they did. He will frequently use names such as Hume, Polybius, and Descartes in the same sentence. He expects you to know about them already. He even frequently drops in Greek (in the greek alphabet) and Latin expressions, and does not provide a translation. He expects that you know Greek and Latin.

He backs up his theories with extensively thought out observations from history. Although some of his conclusions are still sharply debated, I believe they stand the test of time. He does this in an interesting way, and is a good wordsmith.

I consider most history books today to be in the category of "snack food". If what you want instead is a multi-course feast, and you are well read in a number of disciplines, then these volumes are definitely for you. If you do not have a strong background in history, philosophy, and at least some of the others listed above, you will find Spengler to be tough sledding.

Let there be no question. There are multiple reasons this is a classic, and will remain so for a long time to come.

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Piotr Obminski

The Greatest Book there is (whatever they might have told you)...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 7, 2017

It's absolutely the wisest book in the Western history, which most likely means The Greatest Book (Written by a Moral) of All Times. I'm not joking! (I don't even like Germans - I'm Polish.) And it's absolutely not what they try to convince us about - it's crazy that this great argument against liberalism is being censored and judged by no else but the liberals themselves. Buy this full, two-volume version of this splendid work of intelect and read it!

I admit- it's not an easy lecture, it's philosophy, a real one, whatever those blown-up pundits would tell about it, but it's worth it.And don't believe that blabber about 'pessimissm', 'sickly Weimar atmosphere', not to mention 'a stupid German secondary school teacher'. It's not easy to understand but the fact that those 'intellectuals' were not able neither makes them intellectuals or Spengler somebody below their level!

Sadly, even most enthusiasts and people finding in Spengler a lot of good stuff don't seem to really understand what's it all about. Which suggests, in my humble opinion, than our so called education is no longer a real education. But it's another matter.

Buy it (THE FULL VERSION, NOT THAT CASTRATED AD USUM DELPHINI BY EXACTLY THE SAME PEOPLE SPENGLER SHOWS AS WEAK AND STUPID, AND HOW JUSTLY!), read it and say a little prayer for yours truly, who gave you, in a way, this incredible intellectual feast. Dixi!

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