The Decline of the West (Volume 1): Form and ActualityThe Decline of the West Volume I: Form and Actuality By Oswald Spengler Contents I Introduction II The Meaning of Numbers III The Problem of World history Physiognomic and Systematic IV The Problem of World history The Destiny idea and the Causality principle V Makrokosmos The Symbolism of the World picture and the Problem of Space VI Makrokosmos Apollinian, Faustian, and Magian Soul VII Music and Plastic The Arts of Form VIII Music and Plastic Act