Francis Fukuyama's "The End of History"

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This paper is a critical appraisal of a January 1, 2005 editorial by the "Toronto Globe and Mail" that shares historian F. Fukuyama's enthusiasm for the inevitability and desirability of a world dominated by a liberal democratic ethos. The author argues that, while liberal democracy is preferable to many things, global primacy is not necessarily inevitable. The paper relates that globalization, which is a key component of liberal democratic thought, is not necessarily desirable and that the spread of liberal democracy will not necessarily create stronger global cooperation.

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"Francis Fukuyama's "The End of History" has been sharply criticized in some quarters for painting an overly optimistic view of humanity's current state of affairs. In other quarters, however, Mr. Fukuyama's views have been applauded and staunchly supported by adherents of globalization and of liberal democracy. This paper will examine the viewpoints of one group of supporters - namely the editorial board at Toronto's Globe and Mail Newspaper - and assess how valid their arguments are vis-a-vis Mr. Fukuyama's general thesis."

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