: Specifically for the West, Spengler identifies a "Faustian" soul defined by a drive for the infinite, expressed through dynamic mathematics (calculus), perspective in art, and a restless political expansionism . Oswald Spengler: An Introduction - geopolitika.ru
: In the political stage of decline, democracy is viewed as the "political weapon of money," where public opinion is manufactured by media controlled by financial interests . Oswald Spengler : de la philosophie de l'histoi...
: He predicts that the chaos of late-stage democracy and the "dictatorship of money" will eventually be replaced by Caesarism —the return of form through individual, autocratic power and military force . : Specifically for the West, Spengler identifies a
: Spengler distinguishes between "Culture" (the creative, soul-driven spring and summer of a society) and "Civilization" (the rigid, mechanical autumn and winter) . : Specifically for the West