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The end of history

Book • 1992

In 'The End of History and the Last Man', Francis Fukuyama posits that with the ascendancy of Western liberal democracy following the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, humanity has reached the end point of its ideological evolution.

Fukuyama draws on the philosophies of Hegel and Marx, arguing that history is a linear progression towards liberal democracy, driven by the mechanisms of natural science and the human desire for recognition (thymos).

He contends that liberal democracy satisfies every man’s thymotic longing for dignity and recognition, making it the final form of human government.

However, Fukuyama clarifies that this does not mean the end of historical events or conflicts, but rather that all future developments will be within the framework of liberal democracy.

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Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Mentioned in 34 episodes

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