Oswald Spengler (May 29, 1880 - May 8, 1936) was a German philosopher and mathematician. His work Decline of the West[?] argues that the development of civilizations follows a recognizable cyclical pattern[?].

Spengler has, amongst others, influenced Georg Henrik von Wright in his writing about our society.

Works

• Der Untergang des Abendlandes[?] in German. Original 1919.
  • Decline of the West[?], Perspectives of World
  • Västerlandets undergång, in Swedish.

See also:

• Magian Civilization[?]
• Apollinian Civilization[?]
• Faustian Civilization[?]
• Brahmanic Civilization[?]
• Confucian-Taoist Civilization[?]