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''The End of History and the Last Man'' is a 1992 book by Francis Fukuyama, expanding on his 1989 essay "The End of History?", published in the international affairs journal ''The National Interest''. In the book, Fukuyama argues that the advent of Western liberal democracy may signal the endpoint of humanity's sociocultural evolution and the final form of human government. What we may be witnessing is not just the end of the Cold War, or the passing of a particular period of post-war history, but the end of history as such: that is, the end point of mankind's ideological evolution and the universalization of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government.〔Francis Fukuyama, "The End of History?", ''The National Interest'' (Summer 1989)〕 Fukuyama's position contradicts that of Karl Marx, who predicted that communism would displace capitalism.〔"This social formation constitutes, therefore, the closing chapter of the prehistoric stage of human society." Preface to 'A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy' (1859)〕 Fukuyama himself identifies on some level with Marx, but identifies most strongly with the German philosopher Hegel, by way of Alexandre Kojève. Kojève argued that the progress of history must lead toward the establishment of a "universal and homogenous" state,〔Strauss's term, from the Strauss-Kojeve correspondence, published in Leo Strauss, ''On Tyranny'' (University of Chicago Press, 1961)〕 most likely incorporating elements of liberal or social democracy; but Kojeve's emphasis on the necessarily "post-political" character of such a state (and its citizens) makes such comparisons inadequate, and is irreducible to any mere "triumph" of capitalism.〔Alexandre Kojeve, ''Introduction to the Reading of Hegel: Lectures on the'' Phenomenology of Spirit, (Basic Books, 1969), "Note to the Second Edition," p. 159.〕 == Highlights == * History should be viewed as an evolutionary process. * Events still occur at the end of history. * Pessimism about humanity's future is warranted because of humanity's inability to control technology. * The end of history means liberal democracy is the final form of government for all nations. There can be no progression from liberal democracy to an alternative system. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The End of History and the Last Man」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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