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Published in 1992, "The End of History and the Last Man" is a book that explores the intersection of politics, economics, and philosophy. Fukuyama, an American political scientist, argues that with the collapse of communism and the rise of liberal democracy, humanity has reached the end of history in the sense that there are no more viable alternatives to liberal democracy.
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Fukuyama argues that thymos is the crucial psychological driver of politics. The "struggle for recognition"—the desire not just to be safe, but to be acknowledged as a worthy human being—is one of the two "powerful forces at work in human history," alongside "the logic of modern science". This chapter analyzes the dual nature of thymos , which can be expressed as megalothymia (the desire to be recognized as superior to others, leading to tyranny and war) or isothymia (the desire to be recognized as equal to others, leading to democracy). Fukuyama contends that liberal democracy is the most successful political system because it channels thymos towards isothymia , allowing people to feel a sense of dignity and worth through equal recognition under the law. Fukuyama, an American political scientist, argues that with
Fukuyama argues that the collapse of communism and the end of the Cold War represent the final ideological victory for liberal democracy. In this context, "history" is defined as a purposeful, evolutionary process of ideological development.
The title references concept of the Letzter Mensch (Last Man). Fukuyama argues that thymos is the crucial psychological
Danas, decenijama nakon prvog izdanja, pretrage poput pokazuju da interesovanje za ovo delo na prostorima bivše Jugoslavije ne jenjava. Studenti politikologije, sociologije i filozofije, ali i šira intelektualna publika, i dalje aktivno tragaju za digitalnim i verifikovanim izdanjima ove knjige kako bi razumeli savremene globalne krize. Šta zapravo znači Fukuyamin „Kraj istorije“?
Oslanjajući se na filozofiju Georga Vilhelma Fridriha Hegela i interpretaciju Aleksandra Koževa, Fukuyama je pod „Istorijom“ (sa velikim „I“) podrazumevao evoluciju ljudskih ideologija i oblika vladavine. Njegova centralna teza glasi: