Spengler challenges traditional views of progress from "summary" of The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler
Spengler's perspective on progress in "The Decline of the West" is a radical departure from the conventional understanding of the concept. While most people see progress as an upward linear movement towards higher levels of civilization, Spengler argues that this view is narrow and shortsighted. He believes that progress is not a universal law applicable to all civilizations throughout history, but rather a unique phenomenon that is specific to the culture in which it occurs. According to Spengler, each civilization has its own inherent trajectory, with its own unique beginning, middle, and end. He asserts that progress should be measured not by how closely a civilization approximates a particular ideal, but by how well it fulfills its own destiny. This destiny, according to Spengler, is predeter...
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