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Nietzsche, often viewed as an antagonist to Platonic ideals, posits that moral frameworks can sometimes hinder rather than help the flourishing of human life. This aligns with Spengler’s view that civilizations go through cyclical metamorphosis, ultimately leading to their demise when they become too detached from their visceral, organic roots. The living essence of a civilization, according to Spengler, lies in its vitality, which diminishes as its intellectual pursuits grow more abstract and disconnected from the natural world.