The Dialectics Of Ecology

Author : John Bellamy Foster
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781685900472

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The Dialectics of Ecology by John Bellamy Foster Pdf

Explores ecological socialism's potential against capitalist environmental degradation Today the fate of the earth as a home for humanity is in question—and yet, contends John Bellamy Foster, the reunification of humanity and the earth remains possible if we are prepared to make revolutionary changes. As with his prior books, The Dialectics of Ecology is grounded in the contention that we are now faced with a concrete choice between ecological socialism and capitalist exterminism, and rooted in insights drawn from the classical historical materialist tradition. In this latest work, Foster explores the complex theoretical debates that have arisen historically with respect to the dialectics of nature and society. He then goes on to examine the current contradictions associated with the confrontation between capitalist extractivism and the financialization of nature, on the one hand, and the radical challenges to these represented by emergent visions of ecological civilization and planned degrowth, on the other. The product of contemporary ecosocialist debates, The Dialectics of Ecology builds on earlier works by Foster, including Marx’s Ecology and The Return of Nature, aimed at the development of a dialectical naturalism and the formation of a path to sustainable human development.

Author : Richard Levins,Richard Lewontin
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1987-03-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780674255319

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The Dialectical Biologist by Richard Levins,Richard Lewontin Pdf

Scientists act within a social context and from a philosophical perspective that is inherently political. Whether they realize it or not, scientists always choose sides. The Dialectical Biologist explores this political nature of scientific inquiry, advancing its argument within the framework of Marxist dialectic. These essays stress the concepts of continual change and codetermination between organism and environment, part and whole, structure and process, science and politics. Throughout, this book questions our accepted definitions and biases, showing the self-reflective nature of scientific activity within society.

Author : Murray Bookchin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015019572869

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The Philosophy of Social Ecology by Murray Bookchin Pdf

Author : Carl Cassegård
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Critical theory
ISBN : 1350176281

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Towards a Critical Theory of Nature by Carl Cassegård Pdf

"This book offers a bold new theoretical understanding of the current ecological crisis via the Frankfurt School. Focusing on key notions of dialectics, natural history, and materialism, a critical theory of nature is outlined in favor of a more traditional Marxist theory of nature, albeit one which still builds on Marxist concepts to confirm humanity's centrality in manufacturing environmental misery. Pre-eminent thinkers including Georg Lukács, Ernst Bloch, and Theodor Adorno are highlighted for their potential to diagnose the interpenetration of capitalism and nature in a way that neither absolutizes nor obliterates the boundary between the social and natural"--

Author : John Bellamy Foster,Brett Clark,Richard York
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781583672198

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The Ecological Rift by John Bellamy Foster,Brett Clark,Richard York Pdf

Humanity in the twenty-first century is facing what might be described as its ultimate environmental catastrophe: the destruction of the climate that has nurtured human civilization and with it the basis of life on earth as we know it. All ecosystems on the planet are now in decline. Enormous rifts have been driven through the delicate fabric of the biosphere. The economy and the earth are headed for a fateful collision—if we don't alter course. In The Ecological Rift: Capitalism’s War on the Earth environmental sociologists John Bellamy Foster, Brett Clark, and Richard York offer a radical assessment of both the problem and the solution. They argue that the source of our ecological crisis lies in the paradox of wealth in capitalist society, which expands individual riches at the expense of public wealth, including the wealth of nature. In the process, a huge ecological rift is driven between human beings and nature, undermining the conditions of sustainable existence: a rift in the metabolic relation between humanity and nature that is irreparable within capitalist society, since integral to its very laws of motion. Critically examining the sanguine arguments of mainstream economists and technologists, Foster, Clark, and York insist instead that fundamental changes in social relations must occur if the ecological (and social) problems presently facing us are to be transcended. Their analysis relies on the development of a deep dialectical naturalism concerned with issues of ecology and evolution and their interaction with the economy. Importantly, they offer reasons for revolutionary hope in moving beyond the regime of capital and toward a society of sustainable human development.

Author : John Bellamy Foster
Publisher : Monthly Review Press
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781583679289

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The Return of Nature by John Bellamy Foster Pdf

Winner, 2020 Isaac and Tamara Deutscher Memorial Prize A fascinating reinterpretation of the radical and socialist origins of ecology Twenty years ago, John Bellamy Foster’s Marx’s Ecology: Materialism and Nature introduced a new understanding of Karl Marx’s revolutionary ecological materialism. More than simply a study of Marx, it commenced an intellectual and social history, encompassing thinkers from Epicurus to Darwin, who developed materialist and ecological ideas. Now, with The Return of Nature: Socialism and Ecology, Foster continues this narrative. In so doing, he uncovers a long history of efforts to unite issues of social justice and environmental sustainability that will help us comprehend and counter today’s unprecedented planetary emergencies. The Return of Nature begins with the deaths of Darwin (1882) and Marx (1883) and moves on until the rise of the ecological age in the 1960s and 1970s. Foster explores how socialist analysts and materialist scientists of various stamps, first in Britain, then the United States, from William Morris and Frederick Engels to Joseph Needham, Rachel Carson, and Stephen J. Gould, sought to develop a dialectical naturalism, rooted in a critique of capitalism. In the process, he delivers a far-reaching and fascinating reinterpretation of the radical and socialist origins of ecology. Ultimately, what this book asks for is nothing short of revolution: a long, ecological revolution, aimed at making peace with the planet while meeting collective human needs.

Author : Wolfgang Sachs
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781783603411

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Planet Dialectics by Wolfgang Sachs Pdf

All effects of human action will inevitably be played out within our planet's limits; any hope of infinity is an illusion. And yet, as Wolfgang Sachs warned almost twenty years ago, environmental concerns have been assimilated into the rhetoric, dynamics and power structures of development. This classic collection of trenchant and elegant explorations addresses the crisis of the Western world's relations with nature and social justice. Examining the notions of efficiency, speed, globalization and development, Sachs shows that sustainability, truly conceived, is incompatible with the worldwide rule of economism. Planet Dialectics reveals that the Western development model is fundamentally at odds with both the quest for justice among the world's people and the aspiration to reconcile humanity and nature.

Author : Tamara Awerbuch,Maynard S Clark,Peter J Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0998889105

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The Truth Is the Whole by Tamara Awerbuch,Maynard S Clark,Peter J Taylor Pdf

A collection of essays that pays tribute to Richard Levins by carrying forward his work in the development of the understanding of the dialectics of nature and society.

Author : John Bellamy Foster
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 693 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781583679753

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Capitalism in the Anthropocene by John Bellamy Foster Pdf

Over the last 11,700 years, during which human civilization developed, the earth has existed within what geologists refer to as the Holocene Epoch. Now science is telling us that the Holocene Epoch in the geological time scale ended, replaced by the onset of a new, more dangerous Anthropocene Epoch, which began around 1950. The Anthropocene Epoch is characterized by an “anthropogenic rift” in the biological cycles of the Earth System, marking a changed reality in which human activities are now the main geological force impacting the earth as a whole, generating at the same time an existential crisis for the world’s population. What caused this massive shift in the history of the earth? In this comprehensive study, John Bellamy Foster tells us that a globalized system of capital accumulation has induced humanity to foul its own nest. The result is a planetary emergency that threatens all present and future generations, throwing into question the continuation of civilization and ultimately the very survival of humanity itself. Only by addressing the social aspects of the current planetary emergency, exploring the theoretical, historical, and practical dimensions of the capitalism’s alteration of the planetary environment, is it possible to develop the ecological and social resources for a new journey of hope.

Author : Jonathan Hughes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2000-07-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0521667895

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Ecology and Historical Materialism by Jonathan Hughes Pdf

This book challenges the widely-held view that Marxism is unable to deal adequately with environmental problems. Jonathan Hughes considers the nature of environmental problems, and the evaluative perspectives that may be brought to bear on them. He examines Marx s critique of Malthus, his method, and his materialism, interpreting the latter as a recognition of human dependence on nature. Central to the book s argument is an interpretation of the development of the productive forces which takes account of the differing ecological impacts of different productive technologies while remaining consistent with the normative and explanatory roles that this concept plays within Marx s theory. Turning finally to Marx s vision of a society founded on the communist principle to each according to his needs , the author concludes that the underlying notion of human need is one whose satisfaction presupposes only a modest and ecologically feasible expansion of productive output.

Author : Murray Bookchin
Publisher : Black Rose Books Ltd.
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1551644711

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Philosophy of Social Ecology by Murray Bookchin Pdf

Author : Kenneth M. Stokes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781315487038

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Man and the Biosphere: by Kenneth M. Stokes Pdf

This four-part monograph traces the dialectical development of economic thought from the Physiocrats through Marx to the present. It is a broad treatment of the history of intellectual thought that bridges economic and the social sciences on the one hand, with natural science and biology in particular on the other. The author is concerned with systems theory and treats the economy from the perspective of the biophysical thermodynamic dimensions of the economic processes. He closes his analysis with a discussion of organizational theory that relates to the formation of institutions and the issues of freedom in a technically dominated society. The book comes full circle in examining the moral and ethical concerns that first influenced the Physiocrats and other founding fathers of economic science.

Author : Murray Bookchin
Publisher : AK Press
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781849354417

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The Philosophy of Social Ecology by Murray Bookchin Pdf

What is nature? What is humanity's place in nature? And what is the relationship of society to the natural world? In an era of ecological breakdown, answering these questions has become of momentous importance for our everyday lives and for the future that we and other life-forms face. In the essays of The Philosophy of Social Ecology, Murray Bookchin confronts these questions head on: invoking the ideas of mutualism, self-organization, and unity in diversity, in the service of ever expanding freedom. Refreshingly polemical and deeply philosophical, they take issue with technocratic and mechanistic ways of understanding and relating to, and within, nature. More importantly, they develop a solid, historically and politically based ethical foundation for social ecology, the field that Bookchin himself created and that offers us hope in the midst of our climate catastrophe.

Author : David Pepper
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134861873

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Eco-Socialism by David Pepper Pdf

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Jørgen Christian Bang,Jørgen Døør
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : PSU:000060961174

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Language, Ecology and Society by Jørgen Christian Bang,Jørgen Døør Pdf

High level linguistic theory monograph looking at the interaction between language and the environment.