POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Francis Fukuyama, Liberal Democracy, Polyarchy
19 Nov 2012
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Looked through the lens of hegel for thought on the fall of the berlin wall during the summer of 1989. Witnessed moments in history, realized what he was witnessing. Individuals have rarely ever come up with their own ideas, people have always been stealing from the past great philosophers. Industry, economy, religious practises = material manifestation of human ideas. Battle of jena - saw what he believed was the birth of "liberty, equality and fraternity" History is the history of great ideas, of ideas surpassing each other. Should there be no new idea to challenge the new idea then history is over. Hegel was correct in his thinking, but off in years. Challengers to liberal democracy defeated in realm of ideas. Barely exist in the consciousness of western societies. No wars f big ideas hence liberalism has won. Threats to stability appear in big ideological challengers.
