The master's thesis is based on the analysis of the last man in Nietzsche's philosophy and the
end of history according to Hegel's philosophy. The two concepts integrate in the political
discussion by Francis Fukuyama, who declared the end of history with the emergence of
liberal democracy in 1991. Fukuyama forms his theory on a transhistorical understanding of
the development of democracy, which bases on the human desire for recognition or thymos,
and the progress of science. In 1999, Fukuyama published the article Second thoughts, in
which he reveals his doubts about the end of history. Biotechnology as an advanced scientific
field made Fukuyama doubt the statement that humanity has reached its end, as science has
not reached its end, there is a possibility of restarting history. The focus is to understand the
last man at the end of history, through the analytical thoughts of philosophical thinkers such
as Martin Heidegger in the lecture The Question Concerning Technology and Hannah
Arendt’s work Vita Activa. The ever-increasing interest in improving human existence brings
us to a turning point in history. In light of this the thesis focuses on the analysis of man as a
being on this turning point at the end of history.
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