“History” is an ambiguous word, albeit a common one. But defining history’s limits is worthwhile, as we all partake in history’s course every time we speak to a friend, write a letter or send a meme on Facebook. For philosophers Hegel, Kant and Marx, history was the history of ideas. In this way, if humanity agreed upon a common idea of how to organise society - be it freedom, democracy or communism - history could end. So will history end?
Sunday, 22 January 2017
Will History End?
The following is an extract from my article on the end of history, published on 8 January 2017:
“History” is an ambiguous word, albeit a common one. But defining history’s limits is worthwhile, as we all partake in history’s course every time we speak to a friend, write a letter or send a meme on Facebook. For philosophers Hegel, Kant and Marx, history was the history of ideas. In this way, if humanity agreed upon a common idea of how to organise society - be it freedom, democracy or communism - history could end. So will history end?
To read on, please visit: http://www.inkstudents.co.uk/article/will-history-end
“History” is an ambiguous word, albeit a common one. But defining history’s limits is worthwhile, as we all partake in history’s course every time we speak to a friend, write a letter or send a meme on Facebook. For philosophers Hegel, Kant and Marx, history was the history of ideas. In this way, if humanity agreed upon a common idea of how to organise society - be it freedom, democracy or communism - history could end. So will history end?
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