The concept of history in Karl Marx

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31977/grirfi.v15i1.739

Keywords:

Karl Marx; Francis Fukuyama; Theory of History

Abstract

This essay wishes to debate the concept of History in Karl Marx’s work, in opposition to the “end of History” theory proposed by Francis Fukuyama. In a historic setting that involved the end of the communist era in the Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe, the American author introduces his ideas about the victory of liberal democracy being the culminating point in the history of humanity. Well, to what extent is it possible to consider a system like the one advocated by Fukuyama as the ultimate goal of mankind? Furthermore, to what extent can we consider that there actually is a goal that humanity is seeking to achieve? This essay intends to answer these questions through a Marxist understanding of History.

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Author Biography

Roberto Nunes Junior, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)

Doutorando em filosofia pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife – Brasil. Bolsista CAPES.

References

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Published

2017-06-18

How to Cite

JUNIOR, Roberto Nunes. The concept of history in Karl Marx. Griot : Revista de Filosofia, [S. l.], v. 15, n. 1, p. 277–290, 2017. DOI: 10.31977/grirfi.v15i1.739. Disponível em: https://www3.ufrb.edu.br/index.php/griot/article/view/739. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.

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Vol. 15 No. 1 (2017)

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