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n. - German philosopher who argued that cultures grow and decay in cycles (1880-1936).

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Usage examples (36)
  • PAUL: Yeah; the great Volker Spengler is the narrator.
  • Where I disagree with Spengler is that I don't think that this is the "old age" period of our culture.
  • (aka Spengler) writes well but is out of his depth.
  • From "Spengler"/David P. Goldman, on his new blog over at First Things:
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