Unlocked: Myth of the Month 8: "The West"
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
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Deruntergang Des Abentlandes by Oswald Spengler
Oswald spengler wrote a book called deruntergang des abentlandes, roughly meaning the decline or downfall of the western region. He argued that all different societies around the world can experience periods of flourishing where they develop a culture. But these periods of flourishing can only last for about a thousand years. In his view, western society is distinctly ambitious and lustful for knowledge and power.
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