ISBN:
9789004229242
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (326 p)
Series Statement:
Historical Materialism Book Series
Parallel Title:
Print version Marx and the Earth : An Anti-Critique
DDC:
306.3/45
Keywords:
Marx, Karl ; 1818-1883
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Communism and ecology
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Three Stages of Ecosocialist Analysis -- The Debate on Marx and Ecology a Decade and a Half Later -- Marx's 'Major Ecological Flaw': The Tanuro Thesis -- Marx and the Foreshortening of Intrinsic Value: The Kovel Thesis -- Marx, Aesthetics, and the Sensuous Value of Nature -- Chapter 1. The Dialectic of Organic and Inorganic Relations -- The Critique of 'Marx's Inorganic Body' -- The Organic/Inorganic Distinction and Hegel's Philosophy of Nature -- Marx's Dialectic of Organic/Inorganic: The Conditions of Human Existence -- The Ecological Transformation of Marx's Nature-Dialectic -- Instrumentalism and Teleology: Contradictions in the Ecological Critique of Marx -- Toward Ecological Materialism -- Chapter 2. The Origins of Ecological Economics: Podolinsky and Marx-Engels -- Podolinsky: Life and Work -- Development of Podolinsky's Project -- Accumulation of Energy on Earth -- Problems with the Quantitative Energy Accumulation Approach -- Podolinsky's Analysis as a Basis for Value Theory -- Value and Nature: Marx and Sieber versus Podolinsky -- Podolinsky's Perfect Machine Argument -- Shortcomings of the Perfect Machine Perspective -- Marx's Notes on Podolinsky -- Engels's Comments on Podolinsky -- Elaborations in Die Neue Zeit -- Stoffwechsel -- Chapter 3. Classical Marxism and Energetics -- Introduction -- Labour Power and its Value -- Energy and Surplus Value -- Capitalist Industrialisation and Thermodynamics in Marx's Capital -- Entropy and the Metabolic Rift -- Chapter 4. Engels, Entropy, and the Heat Death Hypothesis -- Introduction -- The Second Law and the Heat Death of the Universe -- The Heat Death Hypothesis and Nineteenth-Century Physics -- Marxism, the Entropy Law, and Ecology -- Conclusion: The Dialectics of Nature and Society and the Second Law
Abstract:
Chapter 5. The Reproduction of Economy and Society -- Introduction -- Ecological Economists on Marx's Reproduction Schemes -- Production and Circular Flows in the tableau économique -- Marx on the tableau économique -- Production, Nature and Monetary Flows in Marx's Schemes -- The Analytical Background for Marx's Schemes -- The Reproduction Schemes and Environmental Crises -- Conclusion -- Conclusion. Marx and Metabolic Restoration -- Marx's Ecology after Marx (and after Engels) -- Marx, Metabolism, and Open-System Economics -- Against Energeticism -- Metabolic Restoration: Toward Sustainable Human Development -- Appendix 1. Socialism and the Unity of Physical Forces (Podolinsky) -- Appendix 2. Human Labour and the Unity of Force (Podolinsky) -- Bibliography -- Index
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Preface; Introduction; Three Stages of Ecosocialist Analysis; The Debate on Marx and Ecology a Decade and a Half Later; Marx's 'Major Ecological Flaw': The Tanuro Thesis; Marx and the Foreshortening of Intrinsic Value: The Kovel Thesis; Marx, Aesthetics, and the Sensuous Value of Nature; Chapter 1. The Dialectic of Organic and Inorganic Relations; The Critique of 'Marx's Inorganic Body'; The Organic/Inorganic Distinction and Hegel's Philosophy of Nature; Marx's Dialectic of Organic/Inorganic: The Conditions of Human Existence
Description / Table of Contents:
The Ecological Transformation of Marx's Nature-DialecticInstrumentalism and Teleology: Contradictions in the Ecological Critique of Marx; Toward Ecological Materialism; Chapter 2. The Origins of Ecological Economics: Podolinsky and Marx-Engels; Podolinsky: Life and Work; Development of Podolinsky's Project; Accumulation of Energy on Earth; Problems with the Quantitative Energy Accumulation Approach; Podolinsky's Analysis as a Basis for Value Theory; Value and Nature: Marx and Sieber versus Podolinsky; Podolinsky's Perfect Machine Argument
Description / Table of Contents:
Shortcomings of the Perfect Machine PerspectiveMarx's Notes on Podolinsky; Engels's Comments on Podolinsky; Elaborations in Die Neue Zeit; Stoffwechsel; Chapter 3. Classical Marxism and Energetics; Introduction; Labour Power and its Value; Energy and Surplus Value; Capitalist Industrialisation and Thermodynamics in Marx's Capital; Entropy and the Metabolic Rift; Chapter 4. Engels, Entropy, and the Heat Death Hypothesis; Introduction; The Second Law and the Heat Death of the Universe; The Heat Death Hypothesis and Nineteenth-Century Physics
Description / Table of Contents:
Marxism, the Entropy Law, and EcologyConclusion: The Dialectics of Nature and Society and the Second Law; Chapter 5. The Reproduction of Economy and Society; Introduction; Ecological Economists on Marx's Reproduction Schemes; Production and Circular Flows in the tableau économique; Marx on the tableau économique; Production, Nature and Monetary Flows in Marx's Schemes; The Analytical Background for Marx's Schemes; The Reproduction Schemes and Environmental Crises; Conclusion; Conclusion. Marx and Metabolic Restoration; Marx's Ecology after Marx (and after Engels)
Description / Table of Contents:
Marx, Metabolism, and Open-System EconomicsAgainst Energeticism; Metabolic Restoration: Toward Sustainable Human Development; Appendix 1. Socialism and the Unity of Physical Forces (Podolinsky); Appendix 2. Human Labour and the Unity of Force (Podolinsky); Bibliography; Index
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