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Book: “The Decline of the West”
The Decline of the West
by Oswald Spengler, H. Stuart Hughes (Introduction)
Since its first publication in two volumes between 1918-1923, The Decline of the West has ranked as one of the most widely read and most talked about books of our time. In all its various editions, it has sold nearly 100,000 copies. A twentieth-century Cassandra, Oswald Spengler thoroughly probed the origin and “fate” of our civilization, and the result can be (and has been) read as a prophesy of the Nazi regime. His challenging views have led to harsh criticism over the years, but the knowledge and eloquence that went into his sweeping study of Western culture have kept The Decline of the West alive. As the face of Germany and Europe as a whole continues to change each day, The Decline of the West cannot be ignored.
The abridgment, prepared by the German scholar Helmut Werner, with the blessing of the Spengler estate, consists of selections from the original (translated into English by Charles Francis Atkinson) linked by explanatory passages which have been put into English by Arthur Helps. H. Stuart Hughes has written a new introduction for this edition.
In this engrossing and highly controversial philosophy of history, Spengler describes how we have entered into a centuries-long “world-historical” phase comparable to late antiquity. Guided by the philosophies of Goethe and Nietzsche, he rejects linear progression, and instead presents a world view based on the cyclical rise and decline of civilizations. He argues that a culture blossoms from the soil of a definable landscape and dies when it has exhausted all of its possibilities.
Despite Spengler’s reputation today as an extreme pessimist, The Decline of the West remains essential reading for anyone interested in the history of civilization.
(Goodreads.com)
Bio: Armand DiMele
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Armand F. DiMele
Armand F. DiMele (March 14, 1940 – June 22, 2015) was a psychotherapist and radio broadcaster from New York. He was a Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work, a Certified Rehabilitation Specialist and a registered graduate education Supervisor.
He grew up on the Lower East Side of New York City. A self-styled drummer, he had an early introduction to jazz living on 6th street, neighbor to Bill Barron,[1] Lee Morgan, Booker Ervin, Elvin Jones and countless other jazz greats.
The Five Spot Cafe in the Bowery neighborhood was his second home. He was also exposed to radio at a very young age. His parents owned a radio repair store at 247 East 10th Street in New York.
DiMele worked on Wall Street as a securities specialist and trader between 1960 and 1969, promoted to manager of the prestigious Van Alstyne Noel and Company. While working, he attended Hunter College at night studying psychology. He interned with Sam Barondes and Hirsh Cohen at Albert Einstein College of Medicine on studying the chemical basis of memory storage. He simultaneously attended the Metropolitan Community for Psychotherapy training program. He had extensive training in both traditional and contemporary modalities of psychotherapy and healing.
DiMele died from complications related to pneumonia and pulmonary disease on June 22, 2015.[2]
“The Positive Mind ” Radio Program
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Armand at his parent’s radio store (5 Years old)
DiMele was the on-air radio host of “The Positive Mind”,[3][4] a program discussing psychotherapy and how it impacts our lives. Each program opens with, “bringing you ideas, concepts and guests to help you lead a more positively minded life”. He started broadcasting in 1982 on WBAI FM, a Pacifica station located in New York City.
The program discusses a broad range of topics including obsessive compulsive disorder, PTSD, sexual obsession, being loved, rebellion, anger, dependency, betrayal and inner feelings. Programs often cover recent research in psychology including brain imaging and neurobiology.
The program airs live on WBAI FM at 1 pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays from a studio located at The DiMele Center on 57th Street in New York.
Other areas or notability
DiMele was featured in the 2009 Emmy award winning documentary, “Home”.[5][6]
He was also the subject of a fictional book written by Margot Berwin, his patient, entitled, “Hot House Flower, 9 plants of Desire”.[7] The book was discovered by Julia Roberts in 2008, who suggested that she will be producing and starring in an adaptation of the novel.[8] The release date is yet unknown.
He has been cited numerous times in the media including The New York Times[9][10] and News 21[11]
He is the co-author of “Repairing Your Marriage After His Affair: A Woman’s Guide to Hope and Healing” (ISBN 0761509631) along with Emily Brown and Marcella Bakur Weiner.
In 1976 a war between psychologists was waged in the courts over who owns the name “Primal”. On one side, Arthur Janov, Ph.D. claimed he did, as he had registered the name with the U.S. Patent Office in 1970. Dr. Janov had his attorneys sue two therapists and warn 75 others not to describe their work as “Primal”. On the other side is the International Primal Association, which Armand helped form In 1973. The organization was made up of therapists who had broken away from Janov. Armand was publicly quoted[12] saying, “Nobody owns the word ‘Primal’. We’ve found the name used by Freud and Reich. It’s like owning the word ‘analysis’. It’s not right to patent a word that’s a process.”
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AION by Jung: The MOST TERRIFYING book Jordan Peterson said he EVER Read
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A History of the Conscious World
Panpsychism’s roots in ancient Indian philosophy
The radical idea that everything is conscious has a small but growing following in Anglo-American philosophy. What could this really mean? Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad delves into two much older systems of thought – from Indian philosophy – which made the same claim and how this can be entirely consistent with our experience of the world.
The Speaker
Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad is the Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy at Lancaster University. His research focuses on Indian religions and comparative phenomenology, epistemology, metaphysics and philosophy of religion.
This video was recorded at the Institute of Art and Ideas’ annual philosophy and music festival HowTheLightGetsIn. For more information and tickets, visit https://howthelightgetsin.org
Is there such a thing as a male or female brain?
Sex, brain, and gender
Should we abandon the idea of distinctly male and female brains?
Daphna Joel
Erik Satie: Gymnopédies – Cats & Friends Choir
Florent Ghys The Cats & friends Choir is proud to present their first interpretation of Erik Satie’s Gymnopédies. The three movements of this deep and soulful piece have been virtually recorded by more than 500 enthusiastic participants in isolation from their homes and farms. 00:00 Gymnopédie 1: Slowly and painfully 02:54 Gymnopédie 2: Slowly and sadly 05:05 Gymnopédie 3: Slowly and gravely Kittens: sopranos Cats: altos Sheep: Tenors Cows: Basses Made in Jitter and Max For Live by Florent Ghys.
(Thanks to Gwyllm Llwydd.)
Covid-19 “does not spread easily”
May 21, 2020 (wired.com)
The CDC now says Covid-19 “does not spread easily” by touching surfaces or objects
The CDC has updated its transmission guidelines to reflect the organization’s belief that the coronavirus does not spread easily just from touching surfaces or objects. The guidelines are quick to note that while it is still possible, it is no longer considered one of the main ways the virus spreads.
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