![]() ![]() The central novel idea is perhaps that "modernity" is not a new phenomenon, and that in fact every past great civilization has gone through roughly the same phases of birth, renaissance, reformation, enlightenment, modernism, post-modernism, etc. Recently I have found the somewhat inexplicable urge to tackle this massive tome and in doing so I am wondering if anyone here has read it and has any thoughts on it.įor those who don't know, Spengler's thesis is that great world civilizations follow predictable patterns of birth, maturity, old age. More by Scott AlexanderĪ reader has created a web app web that allows SSC readers to place themselves on a map. ![]() Regular threadsĪ blog by Scott Alexander about human cognition, politics, and medicine. A user also maintains an unofficial registry of bans. When making a claim that isn't outright obvious, you should proactively provide evidence in proportion to how partisan and inflammatory your claim might be.įeel free to report comments or message the mods with your thoughts. Assume the people you're talking to or about have thought through the issues you're discussing, and try to represent their views in a way they would recognize. See the Victorian Sufi Buddha Lite comment policy: comments should be at least two of. ![]() Companion subreddit for Slate Star Codex. ![]()
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