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"Domination Of Nature" As An Ideology

Posted on:2011-01-09Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:W H ChenFull Text:PDF
GTID:2121360308981285Subject:Marxist philosophy
Abstract/Summary:
Since the 90s of the 20th century, as global issues, particularly environmental issues and social problems become more serious and manifest,"Ecological Marxism"had a wide impact, more and more attracted much attention, and gradually become one of"hot spots"in Marx philosophy study. This selected Canadian scholar Leiss'The Domination of Nature as its research base, The ecological crisis of William Leiss as the research object, solving the world's ecological crisis as the starting point and end point, from a new theory - ideology - starting,"the domination of nature"of this new ideology for the entry point. It not only demonstrated his theory of ideology, but also inherited and dug his theory of ecological crisis, analyzing its theoretical value and practical significance.Leiss in his masterpiece The Domination of Nature, by critical environmental issues concern the two erroneous ideas: equates the environmental problem to economic cost and regards the science and technology as ecological crisis's root, thus proposed that"the domination of nature"is the most profound root of environmental issues, and only in-depth understanding of this root , we can find a fundamental way to solve environmental problems. This paper is mainly take"the domination of nature"this ideology as the main line, elaborates Leiss ecological crisis theory from this ideology's production, the essence, the function as well as transforms, and promulgates the core of the ecological crisis theory is one kind of ideology theory actually. In the objective situation, current world system of capitalism can not change, it can reveal the root of ecological crisis from the ideological level, and seek ways to solve the ecological crisis, which is undoubtedly of great practical significance to solve the serious plight of survival facing the world today. In addition, Leiss ecological crisis theory have the significant theory significance and the practical significance on the development of Marxist philosophy in the present and sustainable development of China's building a socialist harmonious society.
Keywords/Search Tags:Ecological Marxism, William Leiss, the domination of nature, ideology
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