THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE STORIES

Abstract

This article offers a philosophical critique of the “End of History” thesis and the alleged definitive triumph of economic and political liberalism following the collapse of fascism and communism in the twentieth century. The author examines the claim that liberal democracy represents the final and universal form of social organization, capable of rationally resolving historical conflicts through the market, technology, and planning. The study argues that this perspective constitutes a liberal utopia that exaggerates the predictability of history, overlooks the persistence of inequality, exploitation, violence, and power struggles, and reduces social conflicts to technical or economic issues. The article also questions the division between “post-historical” societies and those still “within history,” highlighting the ideological and exclusionary nature of such classifications. It maintains that history cannot be theoretically closed, since ideologies, conflicts, and human aspirations continually reemerge in new forms. The article concludes that there are no final solutions or definitive social orders, and that critical vigilance over history remains an enduring ethical and political responsibility.