In a remote part of Germany, a group of Spengler cognoscenti from varied disciplines gathered from April 21 to 24 to discuss the state of the world, Oswald Spengler´s relevance today, and scientific and scholarly developments enlightened by Spenglers thoughts. Among the group was Spenglers biographer Jürgen Naeher(-Zeiffer) as well as John Farrenkopf and David Engels, two of today´s foremost experts on Oswald Spengler. The topics were varied, as befitting for the multidisciplinary mind of Oswald Spengler. Proceedings will be published in 2018. Open discussions, food and wine made this an occasion for open minds and dicussions in the true spirit of academia.

Professor Engels presented a macro-historical view of world history based on Spengler and Hegel. Professor Farrenkopf and Robert Merry, long-time executive editor of the  Congressional Quarterly, elaborated Spenglers relevance for U.S. foreign policy. Robert Merry als put the Trump presidency and campaign in perspective. In his words, Merry analyzed: „Recent political events in America -particularly the Trump election and the divisive scandals and accusations that followed - in light of Spengler's views about the last nation of the West, essentially, the civilization's central spearhead into empire and Caesarism.“ Professor Brian R. Myers showed how the study of Spengler can help to understand the nature of the North Korean Regime. Olaf Joeris, prehistorian of the Roman-Germanic Cental Museum offered a fascinating glimpse into Spenglers late works about human evolution and the current state of research. Andrea and Jürgen Naeher-Zeiffer proposed a thorough discussion of Angela Van der Goten's recent psychological analysis of Spengler's work and personality and discussed the numerous issues related to the autonomy of the works of artists and philosophers. Max Otte sketched the relationship of the discipline of sociobiology the Spenglers thoughts. Wolfgang Leidhold, chair of political philopsohy at the University of Cologne, shared his theory of cognition and experience and its relationship to Oswald Spengler. Lars Holger Holm, Swedish author and violinist with residence in provence, discussed: „Spengler's dialectical use and elaboration, in connection with his phenomenology of culture, of the anthropological notions "Totem" and "Taboo" in The Decline of the West.“ Lutz Keppeler presented his dissertation – a comprehensive analysis of Spenglers influence on German jurisprudence and legal scholarship. Comedian Ludger Kusenberg pointed out the striking parallels between Westworld and the Decline of the West. Samir Osmancevic, who received his Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Graz with a dissertation on Spengler, talked about the fate of the „Geist“ in an eventized and carnivalized society.