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.
Inhoudsopgave
Foreword by John David Ebert
Editor’s Preface: Revolution and Domination
Introduction
The Political Horizon
World Wars and World Powers
The White World-Revolution
The Coloured World-Revolution
Some Books of Interest
Index
Over de auteur
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 You Tube 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/)
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