ONLY FOUR: HEGEL, SPENGLER, WEBER, MCNEIL –“I can think of only four individual

ONLY FOUR: HEGEL, SPENGLER, WEBER, MCNEIL

–“I can think of only four individuals, two philosophers of history, one

sociologist, and one world historian, who have spoken in a wideranging

way of:

i) the “infinite drive,” “the irresistible trust” of the Occident,

ii) the “energetic, imperativistic, and dynamic” soul of the West,

iii) the “rational restlessness” of the West,

iv) “the deep-rooted pugnacity and recklessness of Europeans”

– Hegel, Spengler, Weber, and McNeill respectively.”– Ricardo Duchesne

Well, I’m in agreement on the last three, and am pretty sure I’ll be forced to agree on Hegel – who gives me a headache. I have a very hard time with conceptual empathy, and he requires it.