HIS271Y1 Lecture : Democracy, a moment?
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1992 francis fukayama argued that after the collapse of the soviet union, western liberal democracy is the last form of human government. marx theological theory of history: history is building toward a certain point. socialism would not be possible without capitalism. For marx, communism is the end point of history. Fukayama uses theological theory to argue that capitalism is the final stage of history. He argues that democracy is widespread and it is here to stay. The reading for this www. notesolution. com www. notesolution. com week argue against fukayama"s theory. Kaplan argues that democracy is not good, it"s not widespread and it"s less democratic. If the will of the majority is bad then the outcome will be wrong. Democracy can lead to bad results if it produces result from the majority. His definition is thin because he only focuses on the electoral system.
