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A book-length development of a 1989 essay, '''''The End of History and the Last Man''''' is a book by [[Francis Fukuyama]], in which he argues that two forces, "the logic of modern science" and the "struggle for recognition" make liberal democracy a natural end state of historical development. If this is the case, however, he asks whether man will be satisfied with this, or if the "last man" will have a need to seek power and fulfillment through military or theological dictatorship.<ref name=Fukuyama-End>{{citation | A book-length development of a 1989 essay, '''''The End of History and the Last Man''''' is a book by [[Francis Fukuyama]], in which he argues that two forces, "the logic of modern science" and the "struggle for recognition" make liberal democracy a natural end state of historical development. If this is the case, however, he asks whether man will be satisfied with this, or if the "last man" will have a need to seek power and fulfillment through military or theological dictatorship.<ref name=Fukuyama-End>{{citation | ||
| title = The End of History and the Last Man | | title = The End of History and the Last Man | ||
| author = Francis Fukuyama | | author = Francis Fukuyama | ||
| publisher = Free Press | date = 1992 | isbn = 0029109752}}</ref> | | publisher = Free Press | date = 1992 | isbn = 0029109752}}</ref> | ||
==Strong vs. | ==Strong vs. liberal states== | ||
==Universal history== | ==Universal history== | ||
==The struggle for recognition== | ==The struggle for recognition== | ||
Revision as of 23:14, 1 August 2009
A book-length development of a 1989 essay, The End of History and the Last Man is a book by Francis Fukuyama, in which he argues that two forces, "the logic of modern science" and the "struggle for recognition" make liberal democracy a natural end state of historical development. If this is the case, however, he asks whether man will be satisfied with this, or if the "last man" will have a need to seek power and fulfillment through military or theological dictatorship.[1]
Strong vs. liberal states
Universal history
The struggle for recognition
Technological innovation
The unreality of realism
Men without chests
References
- ↑ Francis Fukuyama (1992), The End of History and the Last Man, Free Press, ISBN 0029109752