Study On The Laclau And Mouffe’s Subject Position Concept

The new situation of the development of capitalism, the new trend of international social movements, left-wing theory for the formation of a great challenge, the traditional Marxist theory of aphasia, in some circumstances, also an urgent need for new theoretical supplement. Laclau and Mouffe radical theory of democratic pluralism "subject positions", "link" theory is based on the scope of one of the representatives of Marxist theory be complementary.To round of "subject position", the article examines in turn "subject positions" theory origin, meaning and characteristics, theoretical point, and analyzes its limitations and reasonable. This paper reviews the three stages of traditional Marxism "class Subject" Theory: Marx and Engels thought the main working class; the working class leadership thinking Lenin; Gramsci’s "collective consciousness" theory. Murphy then describes Laclau and dissatisfaction "Class Subject" theory of reality inability to grasp in what sense, he pointed out that their theory is inseparable from the construction of Saussure term borrowing. Laclau and Murphy Saussure term borrowing by the whole body position are regarded as "floating signifier", to illustrate the "subject position" uncertainty. I also tried to examine the "subject position" in contrast with the connotation of "identity" in the open and shows its characteristics. Then, and from the "subject position" Sight and racial problems is how to interpret, "knot point" how to form, "subject positions" how to raise three specific practice areas to discuss this important category of radical democratic pluralism, He pointed out the theoretical point. At the end of the "subject position" category of rationality and limitations of the paper made an analysis to clarify its contemporary value.