Intellectual history reveals that some of humanity's most influential ideas originated from flawed premises. Beyond Fukuyama's 'End of History' thesis, numerous wrong theories have paradoxically advanced human knowledge and shaped societal progress. This exploration examines how productive errors in philosophy, economics, and science catalyzed paradigm shifts, demonstrating that intellectual mistakes—when rigorously challenged—often prove more valuable than forgotten conventional wisdom.

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