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The End of History And
The Last Man
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Francis Fukuyama


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 Dinesh
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The radicalness of Hegel’s historicism is evident in his very concept of man. With one important exception, virtually every philosopher writing before Hegel believed that there was such a thing as “human nature,” that is, a more or less permanent set of traits -- passions, desires, abilities, virtues, and so forth -- that characterized man as man. While individual men could obviously vary, the essential nature of man did not change over time, whether he or she was a Chinese peasant or a modern European trade unionist. This philosophical view is reflected in the common cliché that “human nature,” that is, a more or less permanent set of traits -- passions, desires, abilities, virtues, and so forth -- that characterized man as man. While individual men could obviously vary, the essential nature of man did not change over time, whether he or she was a Chinese peasant or a modern European trade unionist. This philosophical view is reflected in the common cliché that “human nature never changes,” used most often in the context of one of the less attractive human characteristics like greed, lust, or cruelty. Hegel, by contrast, did not deny that man had a natural side arising from needs of the body like food or sleep, but believed that in his most essential characteristics man was ‘undetermined’ and therefore free to create his own nature. ` Page 63
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 Dinesh
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THE END OF HISTORY AND THE LAST MAN
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