From Control To Liberation: Research On Rice’s Eco-marxism Theory

William Leiss is a Canadian left-wing scholar and one of the representatives of the mature period of ecological Marxism.He advocates using Marxist related theories to examine ecological problems and reveal the deep roots of ecological crises from the ideological critical level.At the practical level,he tried to put forward a concrete plan for building an ideal society in the future.William Rice’s research on ecological issues presents scientific and critical characteristics,laying a solid theoretical foundation for his successors to continue to enrich and develop related theories,and to a certain extent promote the development of ecological Marxism,but it also We cannot ignore the green utopia in the Eco-Marxist theory of Rice.Therefore,it is necessary to conduct a dialectical analysis of the theory and rationally absorb it,so as to help the development of my country’s ecological civilization construction.This article mainly discusses from the following five parts:The first part mainly elaborates the basis and significance of the topic selection,the status quo of domestic and foreign research,research methods,innovations and deficiencies.The second part mainly elaborates the era context and ideological origin of Rice’s ecological Marxism theory.Rice’s ecological Marxism theory grew up in the context of the era when the global ecological crisis spread,the green movement worldwide developed rapidly,and the shortcomings of the Soviet-Eastern model were prominent.Rice inherited the critical paradigm of the Frankfurt School and Marcuse’s ecological theory,and was inspired by the combination of ecology and system theory,and advocated using Marxist related theories to examine ecological issues.The third part mainly elaborates that Rice started from the logical analysis basis of the concept of "control of nature" and traced the historical origin of the concept of "control of nature",exposing the deceptive appearance of this concept and exposing the inner control of people.Plot and explore the true causes of the ecological crisis,and further analyze the in-depth characteristics of the capitalist ecological crisis from the three levels of the capitalist system’s ills,the capitalized application of technology,and the confirmation of alienated consumption.The fourth part mainly elaborates on Rice’s analysis of the concept of "liberating nature" and the blueprint construction of an ecological socialist society.Rice rejects the simple literal interpretation of the control of nature,and understands it as the development and development of nature.To use it,it should reveal the essence of controlling people at a deeper level,and understand it as the control of the relationship between man and nature.On the basis of renewing the concept,Rice advocates the construction of an ecological socialist society by implementing a "steady-state economy" model,establishing an "easy-to-survive" society,and establishing a multi-satisfying concept of happiness.The fifth part mainly elaborates the reflection on the nature of the green utopia of Rice’s ecological Marxism theory.On the one hand,Rice’s ecological Marxism theory has enriched the theoretical results of ecological Marxism research and deepened the understanding of the anti-ecological nature of capitalist society.,Exemplifies the ecological dimension of the critical theory of the Frankfurt School.However,there are still theoretical shortcomings of incomplete understanding of the root causes of ecological crisis and the construction of future social models.It also enlightens us that under the current ecological civilization construction in our country,we must establish a healthy consumption outlook and a standardized scientific and technological outlook.,Harmonious ecological view,contribute to the construction of a beautiful China.