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Mentioned in 58 episodes

The decline of the West

Book • 1937

Oswald Spengler

Mentioned by

Auron Macintyre

Sheldon Solomon

Paul Kingsnorth

Dominic Sandbrook

Mentioned in 58 episodes

Mentioned by

Auron Macintyre

when talking about life cycles of civilizations.

Auron MacIntyre: The American Empire Is Racing Towards Collapse. Here’s How to Prevent It.

Mentioned by

David Allen

as a book he read during his college years, influencing his interest in models and cultural cycles.

#384: David Allen — The Art of Getting Things Done (GTD)

Mentioned by

Sheldon Solomon

to illustrate that all cultures serve to help people transcend death and have their own historical cycle.

Terror Management Theory: How Existential Dread Has Shaped the World with Sheldon Solomon

Mentioned as the originator of a theory of the world based on the art and architecture of a society.

Understanding Modern Civilization

Mentioned by

Paul Kingsnorth

while discussing the decline of Western civilization and comparing it to historical patterns.

Against Christian Civilization | 2024 Erasmus Lecture Presented by Paul Kingsnorth

Mentioned by

Dominic Sandbrook

as an early 20th-century writer who predicted the decline of the West, a theme that has resurfaced in contemporary geopolitical discussions.

21. The History of the Future

Mentioned by

Allen Guelzo

as an influential post–World War I work expressing pessimism about Western civilization.

The Battle for Western Civilization — A Conversation with Professor Allen Guelzo

Mentioned by

Dorian Lynskey

as a major influence on Francis Parker Yockey's Imperium.

The Myth of Cultural Marxism – Anatomy of a conspiracy theory

Mentioned by

Liam Byrne

as an early source influencing modern ethno-nationalist and 'great replacement' ideas.

Why Are Populists Winning? With Liam Byrne and Will Hutton

Mentioned by

Jerry Brotton

in the context of the decline of the West.

How the compass became a political weapon

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