Research On The Systematic Ontology Thought Of Mingers

The ontological study of systematic thinking is an important aspect of the discussion of ontological topics in the field of systematic philosophy,Professor John Mingers,of the University of Kent in the UK,has been at the forefront of this approach.By focusing on Mingers' thoughts on systems ontology and exploring the origin,development stage,important fields and challenges of his thoughts,the trend of contemporary systems philosophy ontology research can be explored to some extent.With the change of system thinking from "hard system thinking" to "soft system thinking",Mingers believes that system thinking is a great dilemma,that is,facing the cognitive problem of constructivism.How to break through the barriers of this cognitive problem and reassert the primacy of ontology is one of the important focuses in the research of system philosophy today.Facing this problem,Mingers realized that critical realism,as an ontological standpoint with strong explanatory power,is closely related to systematic thinking,and the combination of the two can make systematic thinking get out of the predicament of the above "epistemological fallacy".Based on this,Mingers introduced critical realism into system thinking and combined philosophy,critical realism and system thinking to put forward his own unique thoughts of system ontology.The thought of Mingers' system ontology has gone through three stages of development,the initial stage of comparison,the stage of mutual learning and complementation of core concepts,and the stage of deep integration of theories,Finally,three important fields pointing to "mechanism","causal relationship" and "social system" have been formed.The mechanism of explanation of specific phenomena has the essence of ontology;As the ontological essence of emergent causality,it can solve the problems encountered in the past;Although it is a new idea with great potential to apply the theory of self-creation to social system,there are still some potential problems,which need further exploration and research.Mingers' thought of systematic ontology faces certain challenges,and his theory of self-creation is faced with a lot of disputes when applied to social system.At the same time,it is acknowledged that ontological realism and epistemological relativity cause a lot of confusion.However,facing the future,this idea has great development prospects,recognizes the important value of open systems and holds a positive position on the diversity of methods,which enables this ontological idea to respond to the increasing complexity of economic and social issues.In a word,Mingers' systematic ontology is of great research value,and it is expected to open a new situation for the revival of systematic philosophy ontology research by achieving the fusion of philosophy,system thinking and critical realism.