The Philosophical and Political Worldview of Emmanuel Macron
Abstract
The article explores the philosophical and political views of French President Emmanuel Macron. The author considers the position of E. Macron on the role of philosophy in social life as a system of knowledge that allows to understand the meaning of events. The Macron’s interpretation of the problems of interpreting philosophical ideas in politics is explained through ideology, inevitability of evil in history, justification of the principles of antitotalitarianism, gift and forgiveness. The article also considers the influence of Paul Ricœur on the formation of the philosophical worldview of E. Macron. The main provisions of Macron’s political program that qualifies its position as positive pragmatism are analyzed, and in essence it is one of the forms of social liberalism. The author presents a review of the statements of famous French philosophers about the activities of E. Macron.
About the Author
Olga Machulskaya
Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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For citations:
Machulskaya O. The Philosophical and Political Worldview of Emmanuel Macron. Russian Journal of Philosophical Sciences. 2017;(9):22-33. (In Russ.)
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