Three Dimensions Of Ecological Thoughts In Manuscript Of Economics And Philosophy Of 1844

At present,China is increasingly facing the threat of ecological crisis with the process of globalization.Ecological problems seriously hinder the healthy development of people,nature and society,so we must to re-examine our own development concepts,actions and possible adverse consequences.Hard facts tell us that avoiding detours should absorb the essence from Marx’s classic works.Combined the ecological thought with Chinese realities will give us a great help in solving the ecological predicament.Ecological thoughts in Manuscript have complex social and historical background.Firstly,the development of social productive forces promoted by the big capitalist machine industry in the 19~thh century,brought not only dizzying material wealth but also shocking ecological problems.Secondly,the profound and grand theoretical sources which Marx expounded his ecological thought based on the criticizing and absorbing Hegel’s idealistic view of nature and Feuerbach’s materialism view of nature.The Manuscript reflected primary content of ecological thought in three dimensions.Natural dimensions,Marx explained the understanding of man and nature and positioned the reasonable relationship between them.Social dimensions,Marx regarded the labor as the key to link between man and nature.People and nature generate each other and confirm their essential strength by this bond.However,the bond is alienated,in capitalist private ownership society,which is attributed to the profit-seeking nature of capital,people’s crazy pursuit of money,the anti-ecological nature of production methods,and so on.The alienation of labor makes people utilitarian,which not only creates the fierce tension between man and nature,but also exacerbates the contradiction between people.and eventually leads to the crisis of nature and people.Systemic dimensions,Marx took the social contradiction between people and made the explanation about contradiction between man and nature.In Marx’s view,capitalist private ownership is the deep root cause of the ecological crisis.so we must destroy it and construct a communist society in which people and nature develop harmoniously.Ecological thoughts in Manuscript have important theoretical significance and practical enlightenment.It is helpful in solving global ecological problems and constructing beautiful China.In reality,we must pay attention to the development of human beings,correctly play the role of science and technology in transforming the world,use the superiority of the socialist system to overcome ecological problems,and build a community of human destiny.