In this revised edition of Man and Technics, Oswald Spengler’s predictions have proven remarkably accurate after over ninety years. He foresaw the environmental consequences of industrialization, leading to species extinction.
Spengler predicted that low-wage labor from Third World countries would outcompete Western workers, causing industrial production to shift to regions like East Asia, India, and South America. He argued that technology alienates humanity from nature, dominating our culture. Despite mastering nature, man becomes enslaved by technology.
Spengler believed the West would grow disillusioned with its artificial lifestyle and eventually despise the civilization it created. The relentless progress of technology ensures the self-destruction of the high-tech West from within. He envisioned a future where our cities crumble like ancient palaces. Whether this prophecy will come true remains to be seen.
Table des matières
Note from the Publisher
Preface
Author’s Preface
I. Technics as the Tactics of Living
Ii. Herbivores and Beasts of Prey
Iii. The Origin of Man: Hand and Tool
Iv. The Second Stage: Speech and Enterprise
V. The Last Act: Rise and End of the Machine Culture
A propos de l’auteur
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 translations of The Hour of Decision and Prussianism and Socialism.
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