Foster, John Bellamy
Marx's Ecology: Materialism and Nature
- ISBN 13:
- 9781583670125
- author:
- Foster, John Bellamy
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- monthly review press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2000
- Pages:
- 200
- Dimensions:
- 152 mm X 229 mm
- Genre:
- Applied ecology
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
John Bellamy Foster's Marx's Ecology challenges conventional interpretations of Marx and offers a more rational approach to the current environmental crisis. By examining Marx's neglected writings on capitalist agriculture, soil ecology, philosophical naturalism, and evolutionary theory, Foster reveals a deeply concerned thinker who was also grappling with the changing human relationship to nature. Foster's work reconstructs a materialist conception of nature and society, which challenges the spiritualism prevalent in modern environmental movements. This approach points toward more lasting and sustainable solutions to the ecological crisis. The book covers the ideas of various thinkers, including Epicurus, Charles Darwin, Thomas Malthus, Ludwig Feuerbach, P.J. Proudhon, and William Paley. Marx's Ecology is a thought-provoking exploration of the relationship between human society and the natural world, providing new insights into Marx's philosophy and its relevance to contemporary environmental issues.
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