Mexican Quasi-Messianism and “Philosophy of History” in a Non-Authoritarian Regime: the Case of President López Obrador

Abstract

The political speeches of the president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024) have been characterized by a constant reference to a teleological history. Using Karl Löwith’s reflections on speculative philosophy of history, I analyse the president’s liberal-progressive idea of history and I conclude that such idea could be interpreted as a secular quasi-messianism.