The Study Of Mitrany Functionalism Political Philosophy

War and peace is a core problem faced by all human beings which decide to whether the human beings can live and develop or not.from the Westphalia system established,local conflicts and world wars have broken out one after another,and the problem of war and peace cannot be solved simply by the authority within a state;with the rapid development of science and technology,especially the emergence of nuclear weapon,war has become an unbearable pain for all mankind.Therefore,the realization of perpetual peace has become the core subject of political studies in modern times,which is not only the subject that countless political thinkers in modern times are immersed in,but also,to some extent,dominates the development of political thoughts in modern times.In different historical periods and ideological contexts,countless thinkers have carried out theoretical thinking and practical exploration on that problem in different ways,but their theoretical thinking will not come out of thin air,not only influenced by the theoretical changes in the construction of this thought,but also restricted and influenced by the specific situation and context in which it is located,that means their theoretical thinking is the products of the specific social,political,economic and cultural conditions in which it is located,reflecting the thinking of the historical context of the specific social and political situation.David Mitrany is one of the political theorists who is bestknown for his functionalism to achieve perpetual peace--Kenneth W.Thompson includes Mitrany among the eighteen great international thinkers in "The International Thoughts Masters: the major theorists of the 20 th century and the world crisis",and certainly Mitrany functionalism for observation of primary social economic area provides a useful framework of international cooperation,the problems of the world order and bridge the gap between the international anarchy and the world community provides a reasonable ideas,as an international ideological and added a new dimension of thinking,the traditional ideas of international limited to political,diplomatic and legal issues,Therefore,Thompson praised Mitrany as a world order theorist who transcend beyond politics with functionalism.If functionalism is Mitrany's theory of the path of methods and action to achieve perpetual peace,embodied in the objective analysis and rational choice of why and how to achieve permanent peace,embodying the efforts and attempts of mankind to realize the common ideal,so,then Mitrany functionalism political philosophy,as a philosophical expression made by summarizing,reflecting,refining and sublimating on the basis of Mitrany attempted to achieve perpetual peace,it is the concrete manifestation,rational thinking and exploration of the philosophical proposition of realizing permanent peace.From the perspective of social ideology shaping theory and theory guiding political practice,this thesis makes a comprehensive and systematic exposition and analysis of Mitrany functionalism politicalphilosophy in the sense of theory;it presents the background,ideological origin,logical starting point,essential connotation and value pursuit of Mitrany functionalism political philosophy.In addition to the introduction and conclusion,the main part of this thesis is divided into five chapters:The first chapter explains the background of Mitrany functionalism political philosophy.The background of Mitrany functionalism political philosophy sprouted during World War I,developed during the interwar period,and formed during World War II,The emergence of Mitrany functionalism political philosophy is not an accident of history,but a result of Mitrany's personal experience,social and historical background,ideological and theoretical background and other conditions,It is undoubtedly a great attempt of mankind to achieve permanent peace.The second Chapter explains the ideological origin of Mitrany functionalism political philosophy.Mitrany is a unique scholar in the field of modern international thought,He described himself as a leftist liberal or a relatively left-of-center liberal scholar,The influence of Mitrany functionalism political philosophy cannot be separated from the actual experience of Mitrany's study,work and life-While deeply influenced by the British liberal tradition,Modern thinkers and schools of thought,such as L.T.Hobhouse,Graham Wallace,Leonard Woolf,John Maynard Keynes,Fabian Society-Fabian socialism and Pragmatism,had an important influence on the formation of the political philosophy of functionalism.The third Chapter analysis the logical starting point of Mitrany functionalism political philosophy-the systematization of the international system.At the end of World War II,federalism in Europe was prevalent in guiding the organization of the international system.Unlike the prevailing thinking at the time,Mitrany took the organization of the international system as the logical starting point,criticizing not only the failure of the league of nations,but also the defects of federalism,and then put forward functionalism to guide the construction of the international system.Although Mitrany functionalism was not officially recognized in England at the time,but it has provided rich theoretical nutrition for the construction of the international system after World War II.The forth chapter discuss the essential connotation of Mitrany functionalism political philosophy-the world community.As a European political thinker who had lived through two world wars and their interwar periods,Mitrany had a deep sense of the importance of security;modern nation-states have found it difficult to meet security,material and spiritual needs of people,especially when ultra-nationalism has become the root cause of conflicts and wars among nation-states.Mitrany criticized ultra-nationalism,denied modern nation-state,affirmed the decline of national community,proposed to build international functional organization that could meet security,material and spiritual needs of people,and gradually replaced the international functional organization to build a worldcommunity.The fifth chapter explains the value pursuit of Mitrany functionalism political philosophy-A Working Peace System.Perpetual peace is the most beautiful and eternal common value of human beings,Mitrany published “A Working Peace System” in 1943,in order to completely change the anarchy of the international system,functionalism was proposed to replace federalism in guiding the organizational construction of the post-war international system,providing a unique theoretical path to lasting peace for those about to emerge from the vortex of world war,Mitrany's unconcealed interpretation of the realization of perpetual peace as the value pursuit of functionalism unexpectedly changed the historical course of postwar Europe,not only adding a unique ideological theory to contemporary political thoughts,but also providing an effective practical path for contemporary global governance.The study of Mitrany functionalism political philosophy is an academic exploration with unique significance and practical value.To study of Mitrany functionalism political philosophy,in the research field of political philosophy,to deeply understand the historical situation of Mitrany functionalism,to further inquiry into value pursuit and humanistic care from Mitrany functionalism,to deeply explored the theoretical legacy and practical value of Mitrany functionalism beyond the historical situation,to systematically summarized the theoretical approach and the contemporaryvalue of Mitrany functionalism,And then restore the vivid image of the real face of Mitrany functionalism.The study's aim is not only to reinterpret the theoretical value of functionalism,but also to study the practical value of functionalism “which expands governance to the global level and reduces governance to the local level",and to provide practical and effective theoretical nutrients for global governance.