Alexandre Kojève

Alexandre Kojève was a French philosopher and influential intellectual in the 20th century, known for his interpretation of Hegel. He argued that history is driven by the struggle for recognition among individuals, which leads to a universal human society. His lectures in the 1930s shaped existentialism and Marxism, emphasizing the importance of desire and conflict in human experience. Kojève's ideas inspired notable thinkers and impacted fields like political theory and postmodernism. He believed that the end of history would be marked by a world of rational beings living in harmony, reflecting Hegel's vision of a final and stable state of human development.