Fukuyama End-of-History Thesis
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A Fukuyama End-of-History Thesis is a teleological political philosophy thesis proposed by Francis Fukuyama, that posits liberal democratic capitalism as humanity's final ideological evolution.
- AKA: End of History Theory, Liberal Triumphalism.
- Context:
- It can typically justify Fukuyama End of History Thesis Dominance through fukuyama end of history thesis inevitability claim.
- It can typically dismiss Fukuyama End of History Thesis Alternatives via fukuyama end of history thesis historical determinism.
- It can often legitimize Fukuyama End of History Thesis Systems through fukuyama end of history thesis teleological argument.
- It can often discourage Fukuyama End of History Thesis Resistance via fukuyama end of history thesis futility narrative.
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- It can range from being a Strong Fukuyama End of History Thesis to being a Weak Fukuyama End of History Thesis, depending on its fukuyama end of history thesis determinism degree.
- It can range from being a Descriptive Fukuyama End of History Thesis to being a Prescriptive Fukuyama End of History Thesis, depending on its fukuyama end of history thesis normative content.
- It can range from being a Economic Fukuyama End of History Thesis to being a Political Fukuyama End of History Thesis, depending on its fukuyama end of history thesis primary focus.
- It can range from being a Optimistic Fukuyama End of History Thesis to being a Pessimistic Fukuyama End of History Thesis, depending on its fukuyama end of history thesis future outlook.
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- It can support Neoliberal Policy through fukuyama end of history thesis ideological cover.
- It can undermine Socialist Alternatives via fukuyama end of history thesis possibility foreclosure.
- It can naturalize Consumer Capitalism through fukuyama end of history thesis historical necessity.
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- Examples:
- Post-Cold War Fukuyama End of History Thesises, such as:
- Academic Fukuyama End of History Thesises, such as:
- Original Fukuyama End of History Thesis (1989), arguing Hegelian completion.
- Modified Fukuyama End of History Thesis (post-2001), acknowledging cultural challenges.
- Popular Fukuyama End of History Thesises, such as:
- TINA Fukuyama End of History Thesis ("There Is No Alternative"), dismissing systemic change.
- Capitalist Realism Fukuyama End of History Thesis, preventing alternative imagination.
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- Counter-Examples:
- Cyclical History Theory, which sees recurring patterns rather than linear progress.
- Dialectical Materialism, which expects continued contradictions and transformations.
- Civilizational Clash Theory, which predicts ongoing ideological conflicts.
- See: Liberal Democracy, Capitalist Realism, Ideological Hegemony, Post-History Society.