Research On Pepper's Ecological Socialism Thought

The raging global new crown epidemic,the frequent occurrence of ecological crises,the continuous advancement of the construction of socialist ecological civilization and the implementation of capitalist ecological imperialism strategies,as well as the complex confrontation of forces and civilization conflicts,on the one hand,it highlights the Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions that the construction of socialist ecological civilization with Chinese characteristics in the new era contributes to the development of modernity and human civilization,on the one hand,it proves that General Secretary Xi Jinping said that efforts should be made to strengthen the study of “contemporary world Marxist trends.” “These views help us correctly understand the trend and destiny of capitalist development,accurately grasp the new characteristics,new changes and new trends of contemporary capitalism,and deepen the understanding of the changing trends of contemporary capitalism” the scientific nature and urgency.This article takes Pepper,a well-known British ecological Marxist theorist,as the research object,takes “Ecological Socialism: From Deep Ecology to Social Justice” as the textual basis,rethinks the research on Pepper's ecological socialism thought in domestic theoretical circles as the ideological premise,and based on the book's excavation of the ecological implication of historical materialism,criticism of ecocentrism,and the construction of ecological socialism,strives to accomplish and achieve two goals.One is to build a ideological and theoretical framework for his thoughts,clarify its theoretical implications,clarify its theoretical methods,reveal its ideological characteristics,and display its ideological and theoretical frameworks,practice approach and reflect on its theoretical gains and losses through in-depth study of Pepper's works and various expressions of his thoughts.Second,on the basis of an in-depth understanding of eco-centrism,eco-socialism,anthropocentrism,and ecological Marxism and other ideological concepts,use Marxist theoretical viewpoints and methods to interpret the modernity of historical materialism,and translate Marx's historical materialism.The modernity effect of brilliant ideas is shown to help the construction of socialist ecological civilization with Chinese characteristics in the new era.The historical combing and ideological grasp of the generation logic of Pepper's ecological socialism constitute the premise and foundation of the research.This historical context originated in the 1980 s,and after mature development in the 1990 s,it will deepen after the 21 st century.It analyzes the time duration of the global expansion of ecological crisis,criticizes the spatial encroachment of ecological crisis as a typical social crisis,and examines the development of ecological movement and its red-green turn,citing social ecology,ecological Marxism,and humanity.Theoretical resources such as centralism and Marxism have gradually clarified the theoretical nutrients that ecological socialism should absorb,and firmly adhered to the anthropocentrism theoretical tone and the direction of Marxist historical materialism.By squeezing the generation logic of Pepper's ecological socialism thought and working hard to dig out the theoretical logic of his thought,it will help us understand the theoretical implication,main topics and theoretical methods of his ecological socialism thought more reasonably and accurately.Pepper tried to dig out the ecological connotation of Marxism,discern and vigorously criticize ecocentrism and anarchism,as well as the theoretical construction of ecological socialism,and constructed the main theoretical meaning of his thoughts.In the process of constructing this theory,the application of historical analysis,class analysis and dialectical materialism has gradually established four main themes,that is,the study of ecological socialism needs to develop a political philosophy of anarchism and technocentrism.Criticism requires in-depth elaboration under the guidance of Marxist theory,and an effective plan combining socialism and ecology to realize the value direction from social justice to ecological justice.The revealing of Pepper's ecological socialism thought makes its theoretical characteristics more clearly presented.Pepper,as a typical ecologist,shows not only the similarities with other ecocentrists and ecological Marxist theorists,but also his own unique differences.He demonstrated these inheritances and innovations in the understanding of Marxist thought and the difference in resource extraction,in the “weak” transformation and development of anthropocentrism,and among his unique understanding and unique construction of ecological socialism.It can be said that the unique theoretical characteristics make Pepper become a theoretical representative of contemporary British ecological Marxism that is different from the European and North American styles.Pepper's practical construction of ecological socialism has its own uniqueness.This uniqueness lies in the fact that his selective criticism has absorbed the ideological resources of other ecological Marxist theorists,and made a new interpretation and application of Marx's historical materialism.It is even more that his practice plan has completed the triple transformation and transformation.That is,Pepper tries to complete the ecological society through class creation from utopianism to ecological realism,rapid transition from “radical change” to “social change”,and effective leap from “red-green confrontation” to “red-green alliance”.These practical schemes are new judgments formed from the environment of his time,and they are active attempts and exploration practices to find a way out from the changed ecological crisis.Generally speaking,Pepper's ecological socialism thought is developing in a more mature and deeper direction.His ideas have not only significant theoretical innovations,but also flaws that are worth thinking about.Pepper's thinking on ecological socialism showed a new perspective on anthropocentrism,transcending the anarchist nature of ecocentrism and the tendency of utopian theory,and broadening the ecological horizon of Marxism.However,there have also been misunderstandings and applications of Marxist eclecticism,extreme and arbitrary understanding of the traditional socialist model,and excessive attention to ecological issues while ignoring the analysis of economic production and other issues.These theoretical deficiencies secretly frustrated the strength and operability of their practical solutions,which inevitably slipped into the theoretical predicament of utopia.Therefore,careful examination and reasonable reflection on Pepper's ecological socialism thoughts on the modernity of the ecological crisis are not only helpful for us to refer to the theoretical resources of its ecological criticism,but also for us to firmly explain the construction,transcendence and contribution of socialist ecological civilization with Chinese characteristics in the new era.