A Study Of William Leiss' Ecological Marxism

With the ecological problems highlighted in the form of ecological crisis, the awareness of ecological crisis is growing. The Ecological Marxism has gradually become one of the"hot spots"in the study of Marxist Philosophy. As Xu Chong_wen's efforts in translation, William Leiss——one of the founders of Ecological Marxism in North America——is an earlier concern in the academic circles. In domestic, the scholars is deepening the understanding continuously and reaching the consensus at the same time there are also some differences about Leiss's Ecological Marxism. This article attempts to interpret Leiss's Ecological Marxism from the text and context, with a view to understand the Ecological Marxism, the outlook on nature of Marx, Ecological Ethics, the solutions of the ecological crisis and to enhance the understanding and knowledge of the ecological problems.The full text is divided into five parts.The first part, introduction. introduce the significance of the topics, Leiss personal experience, the development of the Ecological Marxism and the research status about Leiss'Ecological Marxism in domestic.The second part, introduce the context of Leiss'Ecological Marxism and interpret the origin and the social background of Leiss'the Ecological Marxism: the outlook on nature of Marx and the representatives of (especially Marcuse) the Social Critical Theory of Frankfurt School play an important role to the formation and development of Leiss'Ecological Marxism. And point out that Leiss'Ecological Marxism is not the simple sum of the Ecology and the outlook on nature of Marx, but in a complex social background, based on various theories.The third part , the structure of Leiss'Ecological Marxism theory. introduced Leiss'works on the Ecological Marxism theory. According to the entry point——"Control" concept , Generally divided Leiss'Ecological Marxism theory into three parts: Removing Paranoia: reveals the excess control of human to nature ; Removing Cover : analysis the control of the capitalist private ownership led to the people ; Deregulation : Leiss'solution on ecological crisis. And based on this, To understand Leiss'Ecological Marxism theory.The fourth part, Analysis the contribution and the existing problems in Leiss Ecological Marxism. pointed out that Leiss'Ecological Marxism contributions are mainly due to: comprehensive deepen the Understanding of the"control natural"Ideology;Proved contemporary civilization values of the outlook on nature of Marx ; highlighted the ecological protection value of the construction of ethical (moral). pointed out that Leiss'problems are mainly due to: the ecological crisis solution utopia color; practice of the Marxist concept of natural awareness of bias exists.The fifth part, point out that Ecological problems are settled properly for a long way to go; human create the civilization through the cultural evolution of mankind, and at the same time human pursuit the liberation of human and the natural, and human is approaching the free of habitat. In the course, human needs to adjust practices constantly. Adjustment practices include perfecting the social system and improving ethical level and so on.The adjustment need to focus and seek the integrated utility of the various factors. It is difficult to obtain satisfactory results only depending on the supportment of one aspect.