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Civilisations as organisms

Spengler's morphology of history.

The Decline of the West (1918/1922)

Oswald Spengler: cultures are like plants. They grow, bloom, and decay. Western (Faustian) civilisation has entered its winter. Linear progress is a myth; history is cyclical and there are many civilisations, each with a life cycle.

Source:Oswald Spengler, The Decline of the West (1918)

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