Ecological Marxism' Basic Views and Their Significance

Ecological is one of the most influential in contemporary Western Marxist thought,and is a new way in the 20th century attempting to use the Marxist ecological theory and ecological philosophical connotations for the analyses of the ecological crisis of contemporary capitalist society and also for both the elimination of ecological crisis and the realization of socialism.Ecology Marxists have stressed the contemporary value of Marxist ecological thinking,noted that the ecological crisis is rooted in the capitalist system,identified the new situation of the coexistence of the economic crises and ecological crises of contemporary capitalism,and explained the basic principles of eco-socialism.To study on ecological Marxism can help to understand the latest developments of Western Marxism,clarify the social crises of contemporary capitalism and the basic position of ecological socialism,and could be of great referential value for the contemporary ecological civilization construction in China.