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Speng·ler (sp

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-), 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).

Spengler [ˈspɛŋlə (German) ˈʃpɛŋlər]

(Biographies / Spengler, Oswald (1880-1936) M, German, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher of history) Oswald (ˈɔsvalt). 1880-1936, German philosopher of history, noted for The Decline of the West (1918-22), which argues that civilizations go through natural cycles of growth and decay

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Spengler - German philosopher who argued that cultures grow and decay in cycles (1880-1936)

Oswald Spengler

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