Ecological Crises and Their Cultural Roots ——Core Issues Concerning Contemporary Trend of Thought in Ecology

Ecological studies are targeted on re-examining culture and digging up the cultural roots of the ecological crises. Anthropocentrism, developmentalism and scientism are three tough roots going deep into human thinking. Scholars of humanities and social sciences may contribute their efforts to the construction of environment-friendly society through their work of eradicating the old ideologies. This is where the value of ecological studies may be found. In the eco-oriented transformation of idea and culture, ecological holism, and theories of ecological development and of ecological science technology play tremendous roles providing theoretical basis for thinking and understanding ecologically.