ISBN:
9781350176287
,
9781350176263
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (245 Seiten)
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
Also published in print
Series Statement:
Critical theory and the critique of society
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
304.201
Keywords:
Environmentalism Philosophy
;
Critical theory
;
Social & political philosophy
;
Electronic books
;
Umweltschutz
;
Kritische Theorie
Abstract:
Ch -- . -- 1. Introduction: What is a critical theory of nature? Part I: The critical theory of nature Ch -- . -- 2. Marx and the meaning of dialectics and materialism Ch -- . -- 3. Natural history and the primacy of the object: Benjamin and Adorno Ch -- . -- 4. Capitalism and the domination of nature: Schmidt and his critics Ch -- . -- 5. Constellations and reconciliation Part II: Alternative currents Ch -- . -- 6. Eco-Marxism's return to Marx Ch -- . -- 7. Nature as construction: Old and new materialism Ch -- . -- 8. Conclusion: Ideology and utopia in the Anthropocene Index
Abstract:
"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"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Also published in print.
,
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
DOI:
10.5040/9781350176287
URL:
https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350176287
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