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Spengler’s primary focus is the decline of Western (Faustian) Culture, which he believed entered its "Civilization" phase in the 19th century. He predicted several symptoms of this decay:
: Modern shifts in global power from the West to the East. Propast Zapada
: Centered on the physical body and the immediate present (e.g., Ancient Greece and Rome). Spengler’s primary focus is the decline of Western
Spengler identifies eight major high cultures, focusing most heavily on the interaction between three: Spengler identifies eight major high cultures, focusing most
Spengler rejects the linear view of history (Ancient-Medieval-Modern) and instead argues that history is composed of independent, organic "Cultures" that follow a predictable lifecycle of birth, growth, maturity, and decay.
: The rise of powerful individuals who dominate through personality rather than law as democratic institutions fail.
: The shift from productive creation to financial speculation and the rule of capital.