Ludwig Roemer

Full Stop, Engineer (eBook, ePUB)

Witnessing How the Western Civilisation Comes to Its End

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

There would be no need to write another version of 'The Decline of the West' if it were already possible to say in 1918 everything which can be said about the current socio-cultural situation ninety-six years later. For Spengler, the glorious sun of our civilisation was solemnly setting (or 'going under,' hence Der Untergang des Abendlandes, 'The Downfall of the Occident,' which is the literal translation of his book's German title). For us, the sun is irrevocably set, and a long night lies ahead. (One wonders if there will appear any little star to twinkle for us and to guide the traveller in the dark. So far, the firmament of contemporary culture remains pitch-black.) Spengler described the historical period that the West was going through a century ago as 'the beginning of the winter.' We, on the contrary, have only days-maybe hours-which still divide us from this winter's coldest and most merciless winds. * * * 'Full Stop, Engineer' is written, firstly, to define the contemporary socio-cultural situation as clearly, precisely, and soberly as possible. The sooner we do that the earlier we can start searching for remedies-if, that is, the remedies still can be applied at this stage. There is no way to start the treatment of a patient as long as we fail to recognise that the patient is sick-and it is a tremendous help for the doctor to learn what it is exactly that the patient is suffering from. The second aim of this book is-to use a naval term once again-to set a buoy: to create a warning for members of all cultures (or civilisations, if we want to strictly adhere to the Spenglerian terminology) who, as it seems, are inclined to follow our suicidal path, be it Africa, China, India, the Middle East, Russia, the South Asia, or even North Korea.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lulu.com
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781445245706
• Artikelnr.: 72236017