Listen "55: The End of History?"
Episode Synopsis
Is history linear? Are we making incremental improvements that are bettering humankind? Or are we repeating the same mistakes in an unending cycle? Morgan and Eddie answer all the big questions once and for all in this definitive episode. Listen to these young lads discuss Francis Fukuyama's theory of the "End of History" as well as what the great works of literature have to say on this question.
Some background that was helpful for the hosts in framing this idea:
History as a linear or a cyclic process : Herodotus, Khaldun and Augustine
Some background that was helpful for the hosts in framing this idea:
History as a linear or a cyclic process : Herodotus, Khaldun and Augustine
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