Towards a critical theory of nature : capital, ecology, and dialectics / Carl Cassegard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cassegard, Carl, author.

Series:

Critical theory and the critique of society series.

Critical theory and the critique of society series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmentalism--Philosophy.

Environmentalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 248 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, [2021]

Summary:

"This book offers a bold new theoretical understanding of the current ecological crisis via the Frankfurt School. Focusing on key notions of dialectics, natural history, and materialism, a critical theory of nature is outlined in favor of a more traditional Marxist theory of nature, albeit one which still builds on Marxist concepts to confirm humanity's centrality in manufacturing environmental misery. Pre-eminent thinkers including Georg Lukács, Ernst Bloch, and Theodor Adorno are highlighted for their potential to diagnose the interpenetration of capitalism and nature in a way that neither absolutizes nor obliterates the boundary between the social and natural"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Ch 1. Introduction: What is a critical theory of nature?

Part I: The critical theory of nature

Ch 2. Marx and the meaning of dialectics and materialism

Ch 3. Natural history and the primacy of the object: Benjamin and Adorno

Ch 4. Capitalism and the domination of nature: Schmidt and his critics

Ch 5. Constellations and reconciliation

Part II: Alternative currents

Ch 6. Eco-Marxism's return to Marx

Ch 7. Nature as construction: Old and new materialism

Ch 8. Conclusion: Ideology and utopia in the Anthropocene

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350176270

1350176273

9781350176263

1350176265

OCLC:

1238133565