The Hour of Decision: Germany and World-Historical Evolution - Hardcover

Spengler, Oswald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8367583426 ISBN 13: 9788367583428

Publisher: Legend Books Sp. Z O.O., 2023

Synopsis

In The Hour of Decision, Oswald Spengler portrays a brutally critical image of modern Western civilization. According to Spengler, the West is destined for decay and heading towards its demise, poisoned by excessive rationalism, a lack of functioning hierarchies, and widespread alienation. Spengler's observations are rooted in Germany during the interwar period, a time characterized by political unrest and economic chaos.

It was clear to Spengler that the world, following the imminent international showdown, would hardly be recognizable. He regarded our era as the most fateful and serious in human history, a phase in which the destiny of peoples and nations would be determined.

The Hour of Decision ("Jahre der Entscheidung") quickly became a commercial success when it was published in Germany in 1933. However, it was later banned because Spengler criticized Nazi politics in various ways, including a rejection of their racial-biological foundations.

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About the Authors

Oswald Spengler (1880-1936) was a controversial German philosopher and historian. With his unique insights, he influenced the modern fields of sociobiology and evolutionary anthropology. Legend Books has previously published the first English translation of Spengler's Early Days of World History, as well as a new translation of Prussianism and Socialism.

John David Ebert is an independent cultural critic and the author of 25 books examining various aspects of cultural development. In 2012, Ebert began a series of YouTube videos discussing the work of various thinkers such as Oswald Spengler-for which he provided a complete chapter by chapter analysis of The Decline of the West-Martin Heidegger, Theodor Adorno & Horkheimer, Jean Gebser, Arnold Toynbee, Paul Virilio, Peter Sloterdijk, Giorgio Agamben, Alain Badiou and many others. Many of these lectures are available in audio format on Google Play. (https: //johndavidebert.substack.com/)

Edition details

• Publisher: Legend Books Sp. Z O.O.
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8367583426
• ISBN 13: 9788367583428
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216