"The End of History?" (1989 essay in The National Interest)
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"The End of History?" is Francis Fukuyama’s influential 1989 essay arguing that the global spread of liberal democracy may signal the endpoint of humanity’s ideological evolution.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "The End of History?" | 1 |
| "The End of History?" (1989 essay in The National Interest) canonical | 1 |
| Francis Fukuyama's End of History thesis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11565355 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: "The End of History?" (1989 essay in The National Interest) Context triple: [Francis Fukuyama, publication, "The End of History?" (1989 essay in The National Interest)]
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The End of History…
"The End of History…" is a stage play by British playwright Jack Thorne that explores family, politics, and idealism through the story of left-wing parents and their children across several decades.
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B.
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order is a 1996 political science book by Samuel P. Huntington that argues future global conflicts will be driven primarily by cultural and civilizational differences rather than ideological or economic ones.
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The Concept of History
"The Concept of History" is a philosophical essay by Hannah Arendt that examines how modern understandings of history shape political thought, human action, and our sense of temporal experience.
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D.
On History and Other Essays
"On History and Other Essays" is a collection of philosophical writings by Michael Oakeshott that explores the nature of historical understanding and its relation to human experience and political thought.
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E.
The Lessons of History
The Lessons of History is a concise, thematic survey of human civilization by Will and Ariel Durant that distills key patterns and insights from their multi-volume The Story of Civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "The End of History?" (1989 essay in The National Interest) Target entity description: "The End of History?" is Francis Fukuyama’s influential 1989 essay arguing that the global spread of liberal democracy may signal the endpoint of humanity’s ideological evolution.
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A.
The End of History…
"The End of History…" is a stage play by British playwright Jack Thorne that explores family, politics, and idealism through the story of left-wing parents and their children across several decades.
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B.
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order is a 1996 political science book by Samuel P. Huntington that argues future global conflicts will be driven primarily by cultural and civilizational differences rather than ideological or economic ones.
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C.
The Concept of History
"The Concept of History" is a philosophical essay by Hannah Arendt that examines how modern understandings of history shape political thought, human action, and our sense of temporal experience.
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D.
On History and Other Essays
"On History and Other Essays" is a collection of philosophical writings by Michael Oakeshott that explores the nature of historical understanding and its relation to human experience and political thought.
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E.
The Lessons of History
The Lessons of History is a concise, thematic survey of human civilization by Will and Ariel Durant that distills key patterns and insights from their multi-volume The Story of Civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic essay
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article ⓘ political philosophy essay ⓘ |
| argues |
that fascism and communism have been discredited as alternatives to liberal democracy
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that liberal democracy and market capitalism have no viable ideological competitors after the Cold War ⓘ that the spread of liberal democracy is a long‑term global trend ⓘ |
| author | Francis Fukuyama ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizedBy |
Marxist theorists
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post‑colonial theorists ⓘ realist scholars in international relations ⓘ |
| critiques |
authoritarian socialism
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communist regimes ⓘ |
| expandedAs | The End of History and the Last Man ⓘ |
| followedBy | The End of History and the Last Man ⓘ |
| hasForm | essay ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
international relations
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philosophy of history ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
pro‑liberal democratic
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teleological view of history ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexandre Kojève
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel ⓘ
linked to:
G. W. F. Hegel
Karl Marx ⓘ liberal political theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cold War
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Hegelian philosophy ⓘ Marxism ⓘ capitalism ⓘ democratization ⓘ end of history thesis ⓘ ideology ⓘ liberal democracy ⓘ liberalism ⓘ modernity ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing post–Cold War U.S. foreign policy discourse
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popularizing the phrase "end of history" in post–Cold War debate ⓘ sparking extensive academic and public controversy ⓘ |
| proposes |
that history understood as ideological struggle could be nearing completion
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that liberal democracy may represent the endpoint of mankind’s ideological evolution ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The National Interest ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
late 20th century
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post–Cold War era ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
end of history
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recognition (thymos) ⓘ universal history ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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subject linked to:
clash of civilizations
linked to: "The End of History?" (1989 essay in The National Interest)
linked to: "The End of History?" (1989 essay in The National Interest)