Self, History and Future: A Work on the Modality of History

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iwamoto, Tetsuaki, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (150 p.)

Other Title:

Self, History and Future

Place of Publication:

Vernon Press

Summary:

This is the antidote to Francis Fukuyama's 'The End of History and the Last Man'. It rather embraces the end of history as the beginning of a new era never foreseen and encourages the readers to engage in the constructive speculations of what to come next and prepare themselves. The modality of history is observed through the logic of 'Self' and explored as functions of Circles of Identity (CI), which are the vehicle of 'Self' to navigate history, and captures future as a logical consequence of the laws of CIs. CIs are our tool of survival and have momenta based on their innate necessities. Rather than dividing history into past, present and future and attempt narrative analyses it is the search for these momenta that gives us historical insights. CIs move forward propelled by the necessity for parts to form a whole. The process of encompassments and tangencies is dynamic and fluid and it is this unstable but directional conditions that form history. As time passes there will be fewer and fewer CIs. However, the all encompassing final CI can only be in vacuum and will confront us with our destiny.Unlike Fukuyama the author is not afraid of technology and further sees a new paradigm beyond so-called Western liberal democracy, which will be achieved by nationhood status becoming more and more horizontal. He sees technology as the culmination of human intelligence, which may or may not be overtaken by artificial intelligence, in either way ensuring the survival of the structural essence of human intellect, which he calls 'Earth Logic'. The author provides us with a new way of seeing our history and future and prompts the readers to follow his tread to find their own answers.

ISBN:

1-62273-138-7