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Mentioned in 40 episodes

The decline of the West

Book • 1937

Oswald Spengler

Mentioned by

Auron Macintyre

Paul Kingsnorth

Dominic Sandbrook

Alexander Mercouris

Victor Davis Hanson

Sheldon Solomon

Mentioned in 40 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

Dorian Lynskey

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

The Myth of Cultural Marxism – Anatomy of a conspiracy theory

Mentioned by

Jerry Brotton

in the context of the decline of the West.

How the compass became a political weapon

Mentioned by

Alexander Mercouris

as Emmanuel Todd's latest book that has not yet been translated into English.

Russiagate distraction w/ Ray McGovern (Live)

Mentioned by

Victor Davis Hanson

as one of the books from the German pessimistic tradition criticizing Western civilization.

Victor Davis Hanson: Why Blue States Aren't Having Babies

Mentioned by

Rudyard Lynch

when discussing historians who predicted the 21st century's nihilism and Caesarism.

The Anthropology of Karens

Mentioned by

Rudyard Lynch

as a singularly unreadable document but containing many useful concepts.

Explaining the Enlightenment

Mentioned by

Sheldon Solomon

in a discussion about the meaning of life.

#117 – Sheldon Solomon: Death and Meaning

Mentioned by

Robert Evans

as an influential thinker on Henry Kissinger's worldview.

Part One: Kissinger

Mentioned by

Auron Macintyre

, referencing Oswald Spengler's work on cycles of civilizations and the era of money power and oligarchy.

The Elements of Civilizational Collapse | Guest: Rudyard Lynch | 11/17/25

Mentioned by

Amit Paul

as a similar study on civilizational collapse, though a more challenging read.

261. Michael Haupt - Collapse, systems change and 9 mental models for navigating our times

Mentioned by Malcolm Kyeyune when discussing the decline of Western civilization.

Western Decline: Cyclical or Terminal? | Unknown Knowns

Mentioned by

David Allen

as a book that presented a framework of the decline of the West, contrasting with

Rutger Bregman

's optimistic view.

Ep. 309: David talks with Rutger Bregman

Mentioned by

Brad Onishi

as a book quoted by Peter Thiel, discussing Caesarism.

Brad Unfiltered: The Gospel of Peter Thiel (Part I)

Mentioned by

Rudyard Lynch

as an incomprehensible but influential writer whose concept of the "Faustian spirit" is discussed.

Explaining the Age of Exploration

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