The decline of the West, Volume 2 : $b Perspectives of world-historySpengler, Oswald
History
The decline of the West, Volume 2 : $b Perspectives of world-history
Spengler, Oswald
Civilization -- History
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CONTENTS OF VOLUME II
Translator’s Note v
References from Volume I vii
Chapter I. Origin and Landscape. (A) The Cosmic and The Microcosm 1
Plant and animal, p. 3. Being and waking-being, p. 6. Feeling,
understanding, thinking, p. 9. The motion problem, p. 14.
Mass-soul, p. 18.
Chapter II. Origin and Landscape. (B) The Group of the Higher
Cultures 21
History-picture and nature-picture, p. 23. Human and world history,
p. 28. Two ages: primitive and high Cultures, p. 33. Survey of
the high Cultures, p. 39. Historyless mankind, p. 48.
Chapter III. Origin and Landscape. (C) The Relations between the
Cultures 53
“Influence,” p. 55. Roman law, p. 60. Magian law, p. 67. Western
law, p. 75.
Chapter IV. Cities and Peoples. (A) The Soul of the City 85
Mycenæ and Crete, p. 87. The peasant, p. 89. World-history is
urban history, p. 90. Figure of the city, p. 92. City and
intellect, p. 96. Spirit of the world-city, p. 99. Sterility and
disintegration, p. 103.
Chapter V. Cities and Peoples. (B) Peoples, Races, Tongues 111
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