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A New Horizon Of The Relationship Between Man And Nature - An Analysis Of Ecological Feminism In The Death Of Nature

Posted on:2016-03-09Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X Y WuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2175330464965211Subject:Ethics
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With the increasing global ecological crisis and sexism still exists under the contemporary context, the voice that women fight for their rights and environment protect is growing. Under this background, eco-feminist theory appeared in people’s vision as mushroom growing after the rain, and the theory win public recognition and support. More and more women scholars engaged in this field, for example, in Western countries, Rachel Carson and Carolyn? Merchant, have become a well-known eco-feminist scholars. Eco-feminist reexamines the close relationship between women and nature, eliminate the anthropocentrism. So, eco-feminist theory provides a new perspective and diverse ways to solve human ecological crisis and gender issues. Over half a century, the core topic of ecological feminism always revolved around the relationship between women and nature, formed a large number of genres and perspectives, and showing a progressive approach to the development of the situation. Firstly, this paper gives a comprehensive and detailed introduction of the development process of eco-feminisms well as eco-feminist views of various schools of nature under definition of the concept of eco-feminism, and affirmed its positive significance. Secondly, this paper select the thinking of Carolyn? Merchant as the main line, and select the relationship between the nature and female as a starting point to study the issue of the relationship between man and nature, highlight its unique ecological feminist background. Again, based on the foundation that eco-feminism generated, and the logical of the theory and with the eco-feminism commencement as final destination, from the topic of women and nature that eco-feminism concerned, in the progressive layers way to demonstrate the topic, try to re-structure eco-feminism. Finally, In the introduction and reference of western ecological feminist theory and the practice, put forward Chinese ecological civilization and scientific concept of development under the construction of eco-feminist, and expounded China socialism with Chinese characteristics.While there are still some limitations in eco-feminist theory and practice, but it tells the humans from nature and the female joint angles: environmental issues and women’s issues are not isolated to exist, We need to based on a new concept of development, make the organic combination of between the nature and the women as well as many social issues, solve the ecological crisis fundamentally, and mitigate threats to human and ecological problems caused by society.Based on the basic national conditions that China’s economic development and ecological environment a problem has become increasingly prominent, eco-feminism provide a new development perspective for us to solve these problems. This paper discusses China eco-feminism under the background of the scientific concept of development and ecological civilization, gives a brief analysis of the role of eco-feminist for ecological environment construction in China. Combined the basis of previous studies, make relevant recommendations under the limitations of current feminist studies, in an expectation to improve the people’s attention to this research area as well as provide related reference for the country to achieve sustainable development, women’s liberation, and solve the environmental problems.
Keywords/Search Tags:Carolyn·Merchant, eco-feminism, feminism, environmental Campaign
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