Cargando…

The ecological crisis and the logic of capital /

The worsening environmental crisis has become a serious threat to mankind. The search for a solution to this crisis must begin by understanding its causes. Taking an eco-socialist perspective, The Ecological Crisis and the Logic of Capital explores the logic of capitalism as a fundamental cause of t...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Chen, Xueming, 1947- (Autor), Wu, Lihuan (Autor), Liu, Baixiang (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Chino
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
Colección:Studies in moral philosophy (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 12.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: On the Ecological-Marxian Analysis of the Ecological Crisis
  • pt. 1 John Bellamy Foster's Research on the Ecological Crisis
  • 1. Theoretical Basis of Ecological Civilization
  • Constructing a Marxist Theory of Ecology
  • Ecological Theory in Marx's Work
  • Essence of Marx's Philosophical Materialism
  • Insights from Marx's Ecological Theory
  • 2. Ecological Implications of Marx's Materialist View of Nature
  • Marx's Materialist Conception of Nature in his Doctoral Thesis
  • Marx's Materialist Conception of Nature in his Relationship with Feuerbach
  • Marx's Materialism as a Foundation for his Views on Ecology
  • 3. Ecological Implications of Marx's Materialist Conception of History
  • Ecological Theory in Marx's Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts, 1844
  • Ecological Theory of The Communist Manifesto
  • 4. Ecological Implications of Marx's Theory of "Metabolism"
  • Theory of "Metabolism" in Capital
  • "Metabolic Rift" in Capital
  • On the Cause of the "Metabolic Rift"
  • 5. Revelation of Marx's Ecological Theory: Antagonism between Capital and Ecology
  • Marx's View of the Opposition between Capital and Ecology
  • Conflict between Capital and Ecology in Today's World
  • 6. Bush Administration and the Kyoto Protocol
  • Bush Administration's Attitude Towards the Kyoto Protocol
  • U.S. Government's Attitude Toward the Other "Earth Summits"
  • Obliging the Third World to "Swallow Pollution"
  • 7. Giving up Illusions in Order to Overcome the Ecological Crisis
  • Can Environmental Problems be Solved through the "Dematerialization" of the Capitalist Economy?
  • Can Environmental Problems be Solved through the Development of Science and Technology?
  • Can Environmental Problems be Solved through a Capitalistic Market Approach to Nature?
  • Can Environmental Problems be Solved through Moral Reform and Establishing Ecological Ethics?
  • 8. Fight against the Ecological Crisis
  • Beyond the Bottom Line of a Money-Driven Economy
  • Putting People First
  • Constructing Humanity's Relationship to Nature Based on "Freedom in General"
  • Having Enough, not Having More
  • Putting Land Ethics into Practice
  • Environmental Revolution Necessitates Social Revolution
  • pt. 2 Research from Other Ecological Marxists
  • 9. James O'Connor The Intrinsic Relationship between Marxism and Ecology
  • Marx's View on "History and Nature"
  • Marx's view on "Capital and Nature"
  • Marx's View on "Socialism and Nature"
  • 10. David Pepper: Why Marx's Ecological Theory Is Needed Now More Than Ever
  • Marxism Contains Enough Elements for an Ecological Theory
  • Solution to Environmental Problems in Marxism
  • Ecological Contradictions: Inherent Contradictions of Capitalist Societies in Marxism
  • Capitalism: "Inherently Environmentally Unfriendly" in Marxism
  • Cause of Overpopulation, Famine and "Natural Shortages" in Marxism
  • Overcoming Alienation from Nature and "Asserting its Humanness" in Marxism
  • Rationally Regulating Humanity's Relationship to Nature in Marxism
  • 11. Paul Burkett: The Inherent Relationship between Natural, Social and Environmental Crises in Marxism
  • Four Necessary Conditions of Social Ecology
  • Nature and Historical Materialism
  • Analysis of Ecological Value and the Theory of Capitalism
  • Perspectives on the Ecological Implications of Communism
  • 12. Andre Gorz: Surpassing Economic Logic as the Key to Constructing an Ecological Civilization
  • Capitalistic Division of Labor as the Root of all Alienation
  • Capitalism's Profit Motive as the Cause of Ecological Destruction
  • Beyond Economic Logic, the Implementation of Ecological Logic
  • Advanced Socialism as the Key to Protecting the Environment
  • 13. Ben Agger: The Ecological Dilemma has Shattered People's Faith in Capitalism
  • Re-examining the Theory of the Crisis of Capitalism
  • Toward an Ecological Marxism
  • Transforming Capitalism through Decentralization and Debureaucratization
  • Combining American Populism with Ecological Marxism
  • 14. William Leiss: A Marxist Approach to Green Theory
  • Logical Connection between Controlling Nature and Controlling People
  • Human Satisfaction Ultimately Lies in Production, Not in Consumption
  • 15. Herbert Marcuse: The Marxist Path to Ecological Revolution
  • Marx's Theory of the Liberation of Nature in the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844
  • Analysis of Ecology in Today's World
  • Marcuse's Theory of the Liberation of Nature and the "Club of Rome"
  • pt. 3 Implications of Ecological Marxism
  • 16. Marxism and the Construction of an Ecological Civilization
  • Ecological Vision in Marx's Works
  • Practical Significance of Marx's Ecological Worldview
  • 17. Inspiration of Ecological Marxism for Constructing an Ecologically Friendly Civilization
  • From Humanity's Conflict with Nature to Conflicts between Human Beings
  • Advantages of Constructing an Ecological Civilization in a Socialist Society
  • Constructing Ecological Civilization and Creating Humanity's New Way of Being
  • Making the Construction of Ecological Civilization into a Great Revolution of Thought
  • 18. Ecological Marxism's Opposition to Postmodernism
  • "Green Politics" as a Form of Post-modern Politics
  • Should Modernization be Abandoned or Reformed?
  • Eco-centrism or Anthropocentrism?
  • Can Rationality Correct the Biases of Rationalism?
  • Proper Way to Regard the Functions of Science and Technology
  • Humankind's Search for Meaning
  • Theoretical and Practical Relevance of Ecological Marxism Compared to Postmodernism
  • 19. Western Marxism's Rejection of Postmodernism
  • Confrontation between Ecological Marxism and Postmodernism
  • Inheritance of Habermas' Reflections on Modernity
  • Inheritance of the Frankfurt School's Critique of Society
  • Inheritance of the Pioneers of Western Marxism
  • Reflection on the Positive Significance of Marxism Itself
  • 20. Personal Fulfillment through Production Rather than Consumption
  • An Essential Thesis of Ecological Marxism
  • Focusing on Production Rather than Consumption
  • New Concepts for an Overhaul of Current Consumption Patterns
  • Seeking Satisfaction in Productive Activity
  • Implications of the Thesis of Fulfillment through Productive Activity
  • 21. Ecological Marxism's New Reflection on Contemporary Capitalism
  • Cause of the Ecological Crisis
  • the Capitalist Mode of Production
  • From the Critique of the Profit Motive to the Critique of the Economic Reason of Capitalism
  • Relationship between Environmental Protection and the Existing Capitalist Modes of Production
  • Capitalist Countries are Largely Ecologically Imperialist Countries
  • "Sustainable Development" is Impossible under Capitalism
  • 22. Ecologically Friendly Civilization is an Essential Goal of Chinese Socialism
  • Creating Environmental Standards for Chinese Socialism
  • Scientific Development Means "Green" Development
  • Harmonious Society Founded on Harmony between Humanity and Nature
  • Promoting Human Fulfillment through the Unity of Humanity and Nature
  • 23. Strategic Choice for the Construction of Ecological Civilization under Chinese Socialism
  • Three Strategies That we Can Not and Should Not Choose
  • Viable Strategy of Ecologically Oriented Modernization
  • 24. Challenges for the Construction of an Ecologically Friendly Civilization
  • Capital: Utilizing and Restricting
  • Technology: Development and Control
  • Production: Expansion and Reform.