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end of history

end of history proper noun: a political or philosophical concept positing that a certain political, economic or social system will be the last one that humanity develops.

Proper noun

the end of history

  1. A political or philosophical concept positing that a certain political, economic or social system will be the last one that humanity develops.
    • […]I argued that liberal democracy may constitute the “end point of mankind's ideological evolution” and the “final form of history” and as such constituted the “end of history”.1992, Francis Fukuyama, “By Way of an Introduction”, in The End of History and the Last Man, Free Press, →ISBN, page xi
    • Twenty-five years ago this summer, Francis Fukuyama announced the “end of history” and the inevitable triumph of liberal capitalist democracy.2014 September 1, Timothy Stanley, Alexander Lee, “It's Still Not the End of History”, in The Atlantic
    Synonyms:
    eschaton

Synonyms of end of history

Origin of end of history

Popularized by the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama in his book The End of History and the Last Man (1992), based on an article he wrote in 1989.

Questions about end of history

What does end of history mean?
End of history means a political or philosophical concept positing that a certain political, economic or social system will be the last one that humanity develops.
What part of speech is end of history?
End of history is a proper noun.

Words near end of history in the dictionary

  1. end moraines
  2. end of
  3. end of day
  4. end of days
  5. end of discussion
  6. end of history
  7. end of life
  8. end of quote
  9. end of story
  10. end of terrace
  11. end of the day

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