HIST 121 Lecture Notes - Sayyid Qutb, Francis Fukuyama, Existentialism
24 Apr 2013
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Francis fukuyama, the end of history,1992 u. s was seen as political liberal ,economic,technological imperialism. The west as a culture is seen as the thing (post enlightenment) The rational,self interested and autonomous indivudial is the indidual that triumphed moving forward into ever progressive future. Incomplete implementation: was the final form but not everyone is there yet, some ppl may fail to have stable democracy and some may lapse back. The rise of identity politics sayyid qutb, social justice in islam, 1950. Inherent problems in liberalism that cannot be wished away by saying history has ended. For nationalists there is a need to cherish and preserve what is unique in each culture. There are truths and virtues and ideals and not one of them is valid universally and true: roots: anti-liberal and existentialist. Extentialist: your life is a project, ever shifting continuum of choices. 2. the structure detour claude levi-strauss, the savage mind, 1962.
