Propast Zapada I-II
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- Author: Spengler Oswald
- Publisher: Kosmos - Nova knjiga
- Availability: Available
- Condition: New book
- Code: 82131
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Propast Zapada I-II
Spengler Oswald
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Oswald Spengler: The Fall of the West I-II
The Fall of the West is a two-volume work by Oswald Spengler published between 1918 and 1922. Despite the temporal distance, it remains one of the most influential and controversial philosophical works on the history of civilization. In this book, Spengler offers a radical interpretation of history, rejecting the Eurocentric and linear view of the development of societies.
Inspired by the philosophies of Goethe and Nietzsche, Spengler challenges the idea of linear progress and instead advocates a cyclical vision of history, in which culture grows from a certain landscape and dies when it exhausts all possibilities. He considered military expansion, overconfidence, and the decline of the innovative spirit as a sign that civilization was entering its final phase - the phase of repetition, imitation, and spiritual exhaustion.
Despite stormy criticism, The Fall of the West remains essential reading for anyone considering the grand patterns of history and trying to understand the fate of modern civilization.
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- Author: Spengler Oswald
- Publisher: Kosmos - Nova knjiga
- Year of publication:2025
- Place of publication:Beograd
- Pages:605+702
- Dimensions:14x20.5 cm
- Script:Latin script
- Condition:New book
- Binding:Softcover
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