Egon Spengler Ramis being used to represent his character. Egon Spengler Egon Spengler, PhD is a fictional character from the "Ghostbusters" franchise. He appears in the films "Ghostbusters" and "Ghostbusters II", in the animated television series "The Real Ghostbusters" and "Extreme Ghostbusters", in the video games "" and Beeline's "Ghostbusters". Spengler was portrayed by Harold Ramis in the films and voiced by him in "" and "Lego Dimensions", and voiced by Maurice LaMarche in the cartoon series. He is a member of the Ghostbusters and one of the three doctors of parapsychology, along with Dr. Peter Venkman and Dr. Ray Stantz. The
Oswald Spengler of "Decline" described the immense influence and controversy Spengler's ideas enjoyed during the 1920s: "When the first volume of "The Decline of the West" appeared in Germany a few years ago, thousands of copies were sold. Cultivated European discourse quickly became Spengler-saturated. Spenglerism spurted from the pens of countless disciples. It was imperative to read Spengler, to sympathize or revolt. It still remains so". In the second volume, published in 1922, Spengler argued that German socialism differed from Marxism, and was in fact compatible with traditional German conservatism. In 1924, following the social-economic upheaval and inflation, Spengler entered politics in