Research On Democratic Thoughts From The Perspective Of Macpherson Ontology

C.B.McPherson is one of the most important political philosophers of the 20 th century.Criticizing capitalist society and its democratic politics,liberal democracy and its ethical foundation,building participatory democracy,and the outline and philosophy of the "idealized blueprint for democracy" are the core content of McPherson's political thought,as well as domestic and foreign academic The focus of research in the world.However,it should be noted that McPherson 's critical reflection on Western liberal democracy is often carried out from the perspective of ontology,and this is precisely what scholars have discussed but not fully studied.Subject.Therefore,exploring McPherson's democratic ideas from the perspective of ontology can not only enrich the academic research on McPherson,but also have some enlightening significance for the construction of socialist democratic politics in China.In the 1960 s and 1970 s,a series of crises broke out in Western capitalism,and scholars criticized capitalism and liberal democratic politics as an academic trend.Unlike contemporary scholars,McPherson paid more attention to thinking from an ontological perspective,and made a historical retrospect and philosophical reflection on Western liberal democracy.McPherson believes that the plight of Western liberal democracy in the 20 th century is rooted in the philosophical assumption of "possessive individualism." Therefore,based on philosophical thinking about human nature,class and market,and technological revolution,McPherson aims to achieve true democracy,from the perspective of essentialist power views,economic democracy,conditions of democratic politics,and the right to maximize the ability of free individuals.,Elucidated his democratic ideas.McPherson 's discourse on the study of democratic politics from the perspective of ontology is scattered.Therefore,on the basis of reading and analyzing the literature thoroughly,the method of comparative research is used to try to construct the main content of McPherson 's ontology of democracy in the perspective And reveal the theoretical value and practical significance of McPherson's democratic thought.