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Spengler’s Philosophy

Spengler’s Philosophy. If correct, then Europe has ‘lost its way’. A ‘High Culture’ is an Organic Unit -. … > a self-contained, independent ‘Higher Creature’ with its own soul, consciousness, character, will and personality. Living, organic entities -. RANKING: High Cultures

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Spengler’s Philosophy

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  1. Spengler’s Philosophy If correct, then Europe has ‘lost its way’

  2. A ‘High Culture’ is an Organic Unit - … > a self-contained, independent ‘Higher Creature’ with its own soul, consciousness, character, will and personality.

  3. Living, organic entities - RANKING: High Cultures Humans Animals Plants

  4. Nine or more High Cultures Babylonian Ancient Egyptian Indian Chinese Greek/Roman Arab/Persian Mayan/Aztec Western Russian (still very “young”) ? Indus Valley …. ? Andean S. America

  5. Living, organic entities - High Cultures Humans: infancy > adulthood Animals Plants: > blossom > fruit

  6. Phases of Developmentin a High Culture • 1. Religious Faith • 2. Intellectual achievements, Mathematics Music, Art and Culture; Age of Reason • 3. Unification, Second Religiousness • 4. Decay

  7. Universal States: • Hammurabi:Amorites >Babylon • Thothmes III:Egypt ~1450 BC • [Indus Valley – ‘killed’ before achieving it • Chandragupta/Asoka:India ~300 BC • Shi Hwang Di: Qin >China ~200 BC • Romans • Incas • [Aztecs: Mexico • [Seljuk Turks: South West Asia ~1100 AD

  8. Phases of Developmentin a High Culture Necessary – according to Organic Laws • 1. Religious Faith • 2. Intellectual achievements, Mathematics, Music, Art and Culture; Age of Reason • 3. Unification, Second Religiousness • 4. Decay

  9. Universal States: • Hammurabi:Amorites >Babylon • Thothmes III:Egypt ~1450 BC • [Indus Valley – ‘killed’ before achieving it • Chandragupta/Asoka:India ~300 BC • Shi Hwang Di: Qin >China ~200 BC • Romans • Incas • [Aztecs: Mexico • [Seljuk Turks: South West Asia ~1100 AD • ? [Prussia/Germany >Europe ~1940 AD

  10. Phases of Developmentin a High Culture Necessary – according to Organic Laws • 1. Religious Faith • 2. Intellectual achievements, Mathematics, Music, Art and Culture, Age of Reason • 3. 2nd Religiousness, Unification - Enlightened Dictatorship [Caesarism] • 4. Decay

  11. What has “gone wrong”? • Tyranny of Money • Crime … Lawsinadequate? • Threats from Islamic fundamentalism etc. • Society – weakening of Family Structure

  12. Phases of Developmentin a High Culture Necessary – according to Organic Laws • 1. Religious Faith • 2. Intellectual achievements, Mathematics, Music, Art and Culture, Age of Reason • 3. Unification[Caesarism], 2nd Religiousness, Advanced Technology, Legal Reform • 4. Decay

  13. Spengler’s Philosophy If correct, then Europe has ‘lost its way’ http://DLMcN.com/spengslides.ppt Home Page: www.DLMcN.com

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