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A book for people who want to save the West but dont know how The fate of our civilization depends on whether ordinary people internalize the truth and beauty conveyed in the masterpieces of Western culture Spencer Klavan classicist and podcaster defends that culture and explains why and how we must hand it on to the next generation

It has been proclaimed many times but perhaps never more convincingly than now when every news cycle seems to deliver further confirmation of a world gone mad

Is this the endgame Have we come to closing time in the West

Author Spencer Klavan is a classicist with a PhD from Oxford and a deep understanding of the West His analysis The situation is dire But every crisis we face today we have faced before And we can surmount each one Todays five essential crises are

The Crisis of Reality Is there such a thing as objective truthand even if there is can virtual reality replace it
The Crisis of the Body Not justthe transgender insanity butthe push for a transhumanist future
The Crisis of Meaning Evolutionboth biological and culturalis a process of endless replication of copying But is there an original model that gives us an aspiration to aim for Do our lives and actions have meaning
The Crisis of Religion Science has not eliminated mans religious impulse but rather misdirected itand wrongly dismissed the profound philosophical plausibility of JudeoChristian revelation
The Crisis of the Regime Has America reached a point of inevitable collapse Republican government was meant to end the destructive cycle of regimes rising and fallingbut can it

Klavan brings to the Wests defense the insights of Plato Aristotle the Bible and the Founding Fathers to show that in the wisdom of the past lies hope for the future Thatwisdomcan improve our own lives and the lives of those around usand ultimately save the West