1st Edition

An Analysis of Francis Fukuyama's The End of History and the Last Man

By Ian Jackson, Jason Xidias Copyright 2017
112 Pages
by Macat Library

112 Pages
by Macat Library

98 Pages
by Macat Library

Francis Fukuyama’s controversial 1992 book The End of History and the Last Man demonstrates an important aspect of creative thinking: the ability to generate hypotheses and create novel explanations for evidence. In the case of Fukuyama’s work, the central hypothesis and explanation he put forward were not, in fact, new, but they were novel in the academic and historical context of the time.... Read more

Ways in to the text 

Who is Francis Fukuyama? 

What does The End of History and the Last Man Say? 

Why does The End of History and the Last Man Matter? 

Section 1: Influences 

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context 

Module 2: Academic Context 

Module 3: The Problem 

Module 4: The Author's Contribution 

Section 2: Ideas 

Module 5: Main Ideas 

Module 6: Secondary Ideas 

Module 7: Achievement 

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work 

Section 3: Impact 

Module 9: The First Responses 

Module 10: The Evolving Debate 

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today 

Module 12: Where Next? 

Glossary of Terms 

People Mentioned in the Text 

Works Cited

Biography

Ian Jackson is a PhD student in the Politics, Philosophy and Religion department at Lancaster University. He is interested in the role new media plays in the dissemination of ideas.

Dr Jason Xidias has held positions at King’s College London and the University of California, Berkeley.