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Ecological Economy (2006)2:11-15
The outline on Ecological Marxism Economics ¡ï
Liu Sihua*
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430060,P. R. China
Recieved Dec. 17, 2005; Accepted Jan. 16, 2006
Abstract: Ecological Marxism Economics is a new economics formation of Marxism. The article, for the first time, puts
forward the scientific proposition of establishing Ecological Marxism Economics with distinct Chinese characteristics,
and has primarily discussed its theoretic frame and basic contents. Realizing the historic task is the historic mission of
contemporary Chinese Marxism economists.
Keywords: Ecology; Ecological Economics; Marx; Marxism; Theoretic Economics
PART 1
When the 20th century went to its end, British
Broadcasting Company held a global appraisal activity
to all thinkers and Marx was appraised as “the No.
1 thinker of the thousand years”. Recently, the fourth
station of BBC held again an appraisal activity to the
greatest philosophers both ancient and contemporary,
and Marx was again named the top 1 among global
ten great philosophers. The two results tell us clearly
that Marx is living in our real world and must live
continuously in the future world. The doctrines of
Marx are still full of vitality and keep vigorous life in
modern times, which not only are influencing today’s
human development of civilization, but also will surely
influence human development of civilization in the
future. When human civilization enters the 21st
century, an English man wrote following words in
mellifluous English in the visitors’ book at the Great
British Museum: “Karl Marx, your thoughts will remain
forever because you are a great designer for the
human social progress forever.” What a good
comment! The reason why Marx’s doctrines are full
of vitality all the time is that Marxism is a scientific
theory on unceasing progress and creative development
of human society, and owns the quality of keeping
pace with the times, which is the fundamental
attribution and soul of Marxism, and the key of keeping
animation and strong life all the time for Marxism
in over 150 years. The ecological thoughts and ecoeconomy
theory of Marx are scientific ones which
own features of the strongest sense of reality and
times, and now are showing fully their modern scientific
values and powerful lives. Therefore, ecological
Marxism is an important representation of the creative
development of Marxism. To establish eco-economics
of Marxism with Chinese characteristics is a
holy mission for Chinese Marxist economists.
PART 2
The ecological Marxism, born in 1970s, is a normal
result of the times, of which generation and formation
are deeply concerned with social and historical
background, and is a modern representation of
new development of Marxism. Ecological Marxism is
a combination of modern ecology and Marxism, and a
theoretical formation for human civilization to transform
from industrial one into modern eco-civilization.
As a Marxism school, its impacts are increasingly larger
and larger, presenting the theoretical summon to
Marxism at the turn of modern civilization.
As for the cognizance to the relationship between
Marxism and ecology, Marxism scholars abroad sense
have experienced three phases, which are ecological
Marxism, eco-socialism and Marx’s ecology. When
American famous scholar Foster, the head of Marx
school, reformed the ecological theory of Marx, it hallmarks
the phase of Marx’s ecology has come in western
Marxism, ecological Marxism has reached its mature
period and is a complete formation of it. The theory
12
retical achievement has shaped a frame of ecological
theory of the whole theoretical system of Marxism,
revealed in true color that Marx was an ecologist, and
finally established the speaking right for Marx to solve
the eco-environment problems in modern civilization
process, therefore, provided a thinking frame and
thoughts resource to revive Marxism theory including
Marx’s eco-philosophy, eco-economics and ecosociology
etc. However, there is obviously theoretical
defect in ecological Marxism, especially in developed
countries, there are many ecological Marxism
schools with greatly different specific views. Thus,
the point should be clarified and scientifically
criticized.
PART 3
Generally, the ecological Marxism established
by western scholars, is mainly shown as philosophical
pattern of ecological Marxism, which is a contribution
to the world of a new philosophical formation
of Marxism by western, especially North
American Marxism philosophers, and is an originally
creative research achievement in contemporary
philosophical development of Marxism. Since
1980s, some philosophers in our country have done
some researches on some of the contents of ecological
Marxism philosophy, but few on Marx’s
ecological thoughts, especially no research from
the reform of philosophical pattern, let alone the
new subject of philosophical pattern of ecological
Marxism with distinct Chinese characteristics.
Therefore, the study on ecological Marxism both
at home and abroad sense is mostly limited in the
range of eco-Marxism philosophy. Even if some
foreign scholars mentioned the economics point of
ecological Marxism, e.g. economics professor Paul
Burkett at Indiana State University did discuss some
important theories and practical problems of ecological
Marxism economics in his book named Marx
and the Nature, which is still a philosophical
subject, they did not establish the Ecological Marxism
Economics pattern based on the reform of economics
pattern. We have to say it is a pity for the
theoretical study on ecological Marxism both domestic
and abroad sense.
http://xb.suse.edu.cn/upFile/20084171745075.pdf
Parts 4 thru 10 at link.
Ecological Economy (2006)2:11-15
The outline on Ecological Marxism Economics ¡ï
Liu Sihua*
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430060,P. R. China
Recieved Dec. 17, 2005; Accepted Jan. 16, 2006
Abstract: Ecological Marxism Economics is a new economics formation of Marxism. The article, for the first time, puts
forward the scientific proposition of establishing Ecological Marxism Economics with distinct Chinese characteristics,
and has primarily discussed its theoretic frame and basic contents. Realizing the historic task is the historic mission of
contemporary Chinese Marxism economists.
Keywords: Ecology; Ecological Economics; Marx; Marxism; Theoretic Economics
PART 1
When the 20th century went to its end, British
Broadcasting Company held a global appraisal activity
to all thinkers and Marx was appraised as “the No.
1 thinker of the thousand years”. Recently, the fourth
station of BBC held again an appraisal activity to the
greatest philosophers both ancient and contemporary,
and Marx was again named the top 1 among global
ten great philosophers. The two results tell us clearly
that Marx is living in our real world and must live
continuously in the future world. The doctrines of
Marx are still full of vitality and keep vigorous life in
modern times, which not only are influencing today’s
human development of civilization, but also will surely
influence human development of civilization in the
future. When human civilization enters the 21st
century, an English man wrote following words in
mellifluous English in the visitors’ book at the Great
British Museum: “Karl Marx, your thoughts will remain
forever because you are a great designer for the
human social progress forever.” What a good
comment! The reason why Marx’s doctrines are full
of vitality all the time is that Marxism is a scientific
theory on unceasing progress and creative development
of human society, and owns the quality of keeping
pace with the times, which is the fundamental
attribution and soul of Marxism, and the key of keeping
animation and strong life all the time for Marxism
in over 150 years. The ecological thoughts and ecoeconomy
theory of Marx are scientific ones which
own features of the strongest sense of reality and
times, and now are showing fully their modern scientific
values and powerful lives. Therefore, ecological
Marxism is an important representation of the creative
development of Marxism. To establish eco-economics
of Marxism with Chinese characteristics is a
holy mission for Chinese Marxist economists.
PART 2
The ecological Marxism, born in 1970s, is a normal
result of the times, of which generation and formation
are deeply concerned with social and historical
background, and is a modern representation of
new development of Marxism. Ecological Marxism is
a combination of modern ecology and Marxism, and a
theoretical formation for human civilization to transform
from industrial one into modern eco-civilization.
As a Marxism school, its impacts are increasingly larger
and larger, presenting the theoretical summon to
Marxism at the turn of modern civilization.
As for the cognizance to the relationship between
Marxism and ecology, Marxism scholars abroad sense
have experienced three phases, which are ecological
Marxism, eco-socialism and Marx’s ecology. When
American famous scholar Foster, the head of Marx
school, reformed the ecological theory of Marx, it hallmarks
the phase of Marx’s ecology has come in western
Marxism, ecological Marxism has reached its mature
period and is a complete formation of it. The theory
12
retical achievement has shaped a frame of ecological
theory of the whole theoretical system of Marxism,
revealed in true color that Marx was an ecologist, and
finally established the speaking right for Marx to solve
the eco-environment problems in modern civilization
process, therefore, provided a thinking frame and
thoughts resource to revive Marxism theory including
Marx’s eco-philosophy, eco-economics and ecosociology
etc. However, there is obviously theoretical
defect in ecological Marxism, especially in developed
countries, there are many ecological Marxism
schools with greatly different specific views. Thus,
the point should be clarified and scientifically
criticized.
PART 3
Generally, the ecological Marxism established
by western scholars, is mainly shown as philosophical
pattern of ecological Marxism, which is a contribution
to the world of a new philosophical formation
of Marxism by western, especially North
American Marxism philosophers, and is an originally
creative research achievement in contemporary
philosophical development of Marxism. Since
1980s, some philosophers in our country have done
some researches on some of the contents of ecological
Marxism philosophy, but few on Marx’s
ecological thoughts, especially no research from
the reform of philosophical pattern, let alone the
new subject of philosophical pattern of ecological
Marxism with distinct Chinese characteristics.
Therefore, the study on ecological Marxism both
at home and abroad sense is mostly limited in the
range of eco-Marxism philosophy. Even if some
foreign scholars mentioned the economics point of
ecological Marxism, e.g. economics professor Paul
Burkett at Indiana State University did discuss some
important theories and practical problems of ecological
Marxism economics in his book named Marx
and the Nature, which is still a philosophical
subject, they did not establish the Ecological Marxism
Economics pattern based on the reform of economics
pattern. We have to say it is a pity for the
theoretical study on ecological Marxism both domestic
and abroad sense.
http://xb.suse.edu.cn/upFile/20084171745075.pdf
Parts 4 thru 10 at link.