Ecological ethics explores

Author: Fu Hua
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: This book concisely summarizes the history and current state of research on ecological ethics in Western and Chinese academia, outlines the ideological viewpoints of major schools, and attempts to use Marxist perspectives to analyze six fundamental theories proposed by Western and Chinese ecological ethicists. These theories include issues on the relationship between humans and nature, the disciplinary nature of ecological ethics, whether there exists an ethical relationship between humans and nature, the value of nature, the rights of nature, and the subject of ecological ethics. The analysis is comprehensive and in-depth, and the author elaborates on their fundamental viewpoints. The author also compares and analyzes two ideological approaches in ecological ethics research, explaining the importance and necessity of adhering to historical materialism in Marxist thought when studying ecological ethics. Additionally, the author proposes several basic principles for constructing a Chinese-style ecological ethics.