Das Ende Des Menschen by Francis Fukuyama
Argues that with the Cold War’s end the global spread of liberal democracy and market capitalism appears to mark the endpoint of humanity’s ideological evolution, yet this “end” is mixed: political liberalism may be the final form of government while deep human yearnings for recognition, status, and meaning persist. Drawing on Hegel and Nietzsche, the book warns that these unmet desires can produce nihilism, resentment, nationalism, or a complacent, pleasure-seeking “last man,” and that technological and social changes could create new threats even absent rival ideologies. Its central claim is that maintaining liberal democracy will require moral, civic, and institutional renewal to address inequalities and spiritual malaise that material prosperity alone cannot resolve.
- Published
- 1992
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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- Das Ende des Menschen
- The End of History and the Last Man
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