Oswald spengler 18801936 is considered by some as one of the greatest thinkers of the weimar republic. Oswald arnold gottfried spengler blankenburg, 29 mei 1880 munchen, 8 mei 1936 was een duits geschiedfilosoof en cultuurhistoricus. Axis mundi john martin, the destruction of pharaohs. It opened the new field of comparative world history and influenced some. Contributo a una filosofia della vita, introduzione di s. A contribution to a philosophy of life is a short book by oswald spengler discussing a critique of technology and industrialism. Spengler s historical pessimism and the tragedy of our age. John martin, the destruction of pharaohs host, 1836.
A contribution to a philosophy of life is a short book by oswald spengler, in which the author discusses a critique of technology and industrialism. According to spenglers bold philosophy of history, the crises that. Lars holger holm man and technics by oswald spengler, the political left, he says, always had the sharper pens on their side. Beitrag zu einer philosophie des lebens, munchen 1931. Beitrag zu einer philosophie des lebens oswald spengler snippet view 1931. Vital excepts from the decline of the west of oswald spengler. For an antimarxist movement to ever become politically successful it must mobilise not only the masses, but also skilled writers capable of convincingly formulating a new ideal in harmony with the prevailing zeitgeist. Spenglers historical pessimism and the tragedy of our age. Internet archive bookreader man technics a contribution to a philosophy of life 1932, 53. Oswald spenglers kulturmorphologie universitat innsbruck. Oswald spengler project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The decline of the west, a major contribution to social theory after taking his doctorate at the university of halle 1904, spengler worked as a schoolmaster until 1911, when he. Oswald spengler man and technics pdf translated from the german by charles. Oswald spengler, german philosopher whose reputation rests entirely on the decline of the west 2 vol.