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Philosophy and Defense – Quote by Oswald Spengler

„Philosophy, the love of Wisdom, is at the very bottom defence against the incomprehensible.“

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Oswald Spengler was a German historian and philosopher, known for his theory of cultural cycles and his work ‚The Decline of the West‘.

This philosophical statement by Oswald Spengler describes philosophy as a defense mechanism against the unknown.


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Oswald Spengler quote about philosophy as a defense against the incomprehensible

Oswald Spengler (1880–1936) was a German cultural historian and philosopher. He gained fame with his work ‚The Decline of the West,‘ in which he portrayed history as a cyclical process of rising and falling cultures. Spengler critically analyzed the cultural and political circumstances in Germany after World War I, influencing political and cultural debates during the Weimar Republic.

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