Abstract: Michael Freeden is the most eminent scholar writing on ideology. He looks to move away from conceptions of ideology that interpret it as a form of “false consciousness” that consists in illusions. Instead, he sees ideology as the most dynamic and creative force of thought in the political world. He leads the study of political ideology back in an interpretive and analytic direction through examining the subtle differences of basic political concepts in different ideologies. He opposes the use of a political philosophy to provide a general sense of the grand narrative for political ideas. Facing various forms of ideology expressed as“isms”, Freeden attempts to decode various political discourses in a way of linguistic analysis, trace what is concealed or disguised behind political discourses, and reveal the possible hidden political intentions and practical motives behind these ideologies.

摘要： 弗里登是当代著名的意识形态研究专家，他的研究打破了人们普遍认为意识形态只是虚假意识和观念错觉的看法，而从更积极的方面把意识形态看成政治世界中最具有活力和创造力的思想力量。在他看来，对意识形态的分析可以采取一种语义学的方式，考察基本政治概念在不同意识形态中的细微差异。他反对用一种政治哲学的方式来为鲜活的政治观念提供普遍意义上的宏大叙事。弗里登面对意识形态中的各种“主义”之争，试图以一种语言分析的方式解码各种政治话语，追踪政治话语背后所掩盖或伪装的东西，揭示出各种意识形态背后可能隐含的政治意图和实践动机。