1. 1 Spengler’s Philosophy If correct, then Europe has ‘lost its way’

2. 2 A ‘High Culture’ is an Organic Unit - … > a self-contained, independent ‘Higher Creature’ with its own soul, consciousness, character, will and personality.

3. 3 Living, organic entities - RANKING: High Cultures Humans Animals Plants

4. 4 Nine or more High Cultures Babylonian Ancient Egyptian Indian Chinese Greek/Roman Arab/Persian Mayan/Aztec Western Russian (still very “young”) ? Indus Valley …. ? Andean S. America

5. 5 Living, organic entities - High Cultures Humans: infancy > adulthood Animals Plants: > blossom > fruit

6. 6 Phases of Development in a High Culture 1. Religious Faith 2. Intellectual achievements, Mathematics Music, Art and Culture; Age of Reason 3. Unification, Second Religiousness 4. Decay

7. 7 Universal States: Hammurabi: Amorites >Babylon Thothmes III: Egypt ~1450 BC [Indus Valley – ‘killed’ before achieving it Chandragupta/Asoka: India ~300 BC Shi Hwang Di: Qin >China ~200 BC Romans Incas [Aztecs: Mexico [Seljuk Turks: South West Asia ~1100 AD

8. 8 Phases of Development in a High Culture Necessary – according to Organic Laws 1. Religious Faith 2. Intellectual achievements, Mathematics, Music, Art and Culture; Age of Reason 3. Unification, Second Religiousness 4. Decay

9. 9 Universal States: Hammurabi: Amorites >Babylon Thothmes III: Egypt ~1450 BC [Indus Valley – ‘killed’ before achieving it Chandragupta/Asoka: India ~300 BC Shi Hwang Di: Qin >China ~200 BC Romans Incas [Aztecs: Mexico [Seljuk Turks: South West Asia ~1100 AD ? [Prussia/Germany >Europe ~1940 AD

10. 10 Phases of Development in a High Culture Necessary – according to Organic Laws 1. Religious Faith 2. Intellectual achievements, Mathematics, Music, Art and Culture, Age of Reason 3. 2 nd Religiousness, Unification - Enlightened Dictatorship [Caesarism] 4. Decay

11. 11 What has “gone wrong”? Tyranny of Money Crime … Laws inadequate? Threats from Islamic fundamentalism etc. Society – weakening of Family Structure

12. 12 Phases of Development in a High Culture Necessary – according to Organic Laws 1. Religious Faith 2. Intellectual achievements, Mathematics, Music, Art and Culture, Age of Reason 3. Unification [Caesarism], 2 nd Religiousness, Advanced Technology, Legal Reform 4. Decay

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