Spengler,Oswald

Spengler,Oswald
Speng·ler (spĕngʹlər, -glər, shpĕngʹ-), Oswald. 1880-1936.
German philosopher who argued that civilizations and cultures are subject to the same cycle of growth and decay as humans. His major work is The Decline of the West (1918-1922).

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