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| Title | : | The End of History and the Last Man |
| Author | : | Francis Fukuyama |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 464 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 2006 by Free Press (first published 1992) |
| Categories | : | History. Politics. Philosophy. Nonfiction. Political Science. Sociology. Economics |
Francis Fukuyama
Paperback | Pages: 464 pages Rating: 3.55 | 4666 Users | 322 Reviews
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Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man has provoked controversy and debate. Francis Fukuyama's prescient analysis of religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes, and war is as essential for a world fighting fundamentalist terrorists as it was for the end of the Cold War. Now updated with a new afterword, The End of History and the Last Man is a modern classic.
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| Original Title: | The End of History and the Last Man |
| ISBN: | 0743284550 (ISBN13: 9780743284554) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest (1992) |
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I suppose if I had already read Plato's Republic I would be less impressed by this book, since what I found most enlightening was its interpretation of liberal democracy in terms of the concept of thymos (which, going back to Plato, is to be understood as one part of the tripartite human soul).As Fukuyama understands it, thymos is the esteeming part of a person, the part that ranks and evaluates everything, including itself; reason articulate that things are, but remains neutral; desire seeksFukuyama has been much ridiculed since the publication of this book, and the piling-on only increased in intensity after the towering cataclysm of September 11th seemed to herald the exact opposite of what Fukuyama allegedly proclaimed. I say allegedly because Fukuyama himself backed away from the logical implications of his own theory long before the final pagein a review of Trust, another Goodreads member accused Fukuyama of incessant hedging, an imputation with which I concur. This is the way
Is liberal democracy the highest state of evolution of the state/government so far ? The book argues that liberal democracy is indeed the best form so far and goes further to argue that it is the best form that can ever be achieved. In that sense, it is the "end of history" and the middle-class human being is the "last man".3-4 years ago, I read Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand which makes a great case for uninhibited/unfettered individual (economic) liberty with a "laissez-faire" (minimum) government
The question to ask with a controversial book like the end of history is not whether he's too Western-centric, whether he overlooks race and gender issues, or whether he is politically incorrect at times. The question we should ask is simple: Is he right? After reading this challenging and original work, I have to say that Fukuyama is basically right about the course of history. He is right not in a teleological sense, but in an empirically observable and philosophically supportable way.This is
At the Jaipur Literature Festival, I looked forward to hearing a program on History Strikes Back & the End of Globalism. It was dialogue between John Ralston Saul & Hubert Vedrine (a former French foreign minister). I hadnt read either author, although Sauls Voltaires Bastards is packed with my other books back in Iowa City). I wasnt sure what to expect. The Glamorous Nomad and C joined me. We were in for a surprise. Saul opened the session by singling out some guy called Francis
I read this book as part of my graduate class in Political Science.This book started as an essay in the magazine The National Interest in 1989. The feedback it got led to it being expanded to a full book in 1992. Thus, the book was written in the euphoria over the collapse of communism in Europe. In this book, Fukuyama (a former Assistant Secretary of State) suggests that there are two driving forces of history: the logic of modern science and the struggle for recognition. The combination of the
While I certainly disagree with this book's thesis - that the spread of globalist capitalism and liberal democracy to all parts of the world represents the goal and end point of the historical process - it certainly remains the archetypal work for the American political outlook of the 1990s, during the brief, magical period between America's triumph in the Cold War and 9/11. And, of course, this dream of the '90s remains a potent force in many quarters of America today, even if the events of the
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