Marcuse And Agger Ecological Marxist Theory Comparison

Ecological Marxism theory is a trend of thought initiated by western Marxian and also a kind of philosophical thought of western Marxism on the contemporary global problems and human development corner. In developed industry society, the relationships between not only people and people but also people and the nature dissimilate. It is caused severe ecology crisis by human beings regarding the nature as conquered and spoliated objects with science and technology advancement and technical means. Among western Marxism genres, Frankfurt school delegated by Marcuse first paid more attention to and investigated ecological crisis, the most severe contemporary global crisis, so became ecological Marxism theory forerunner. To avoid ecological crisis, Herbert Marcuse quested for how to conquer ecological crisis, relationship dissimilation between people and the nature and how to solve the problems about the relationship between nature liberation and human liberation. He kept the limit to drastically animadvert on capitalism production system and technological system in theory, although his new technology would liberate people and nature and make the two forming a kind of equal principle part relationship, so that he failed to give practical significance on revolutionary measure and process. Ecological Marxian delegated by Alger inherited Frankfurt school, especially Marcuse theory tradition, re-considered crisis forms caused by elementary conflict of capitalistic society ,analyzed the rootstock of ecological crisis of capitalistic society, and tried to find a new road in order to conquer ecological crisis and realize socialism. The commonness and difference, rationality and irrationality of Marcuse's and Alger's ecological Marxism theories offers valuable experience on China economical development and ecological civilization.