Review And Analysis Of Foster's Ecological Crisis Theory

The rapid development of Industrial civilizations have brought about unprecedented large material wealth for human being, meanwhile, a series of ecological environment deterioration problems are threatening the survival and development of human being. Facing the serious global ecological crisis, people have began to rethink actively the modes of production and life-style in the past, excavated the origin of ecological crisis occurrence, tried to find the effective approach to resolve the ecological deterioration problems in the nowadays, to create better future of human being and the nature harmonious development. John Bellamy Foster is an important representative to the ecological-Marxism in North America, ecological problems are combined with the social problems in the course of his studies, forming a unique theory about the global ecological crisis. His theory will be of positive significance to resolving the ecological deterioration problems of the world, especially to China. The major contents of my thesis are as follows:Chapter one, exordium. The chapter introduces writing background, purpose and significance of this thesis, and mainly includes the related literature, the research technique and the possible innovation spot of this thesis. Chapter two, introduction of Foster and the background of Foster's ecological crisis theory. The chapter introduces John Bellamy Foster's life and his major theories, and introduces the background of Foster's ecological crisis theory, makes preparations for discussing Foster's ecological crisis theory in the next step. Chapter three, major contents of Foster's ecological crisis theory. This chapter introduces, and the major contents of Foster's ecological crisis theory from the definition of ecological crisis to the cause of ecological crisis, and to the solution to ecological crisis.Chapter four, the valuation and enlightenments of Foster's ecological crisis theory. This chapter uncovers the active significances of Foster's ecological crisis theory, for example, excavating the rich ecological theories in Marxist philosophy. But his theory exists some limitations too. Combining with the actuality, his theory has enlightenments to implementing the scientific concept of development and building ecological civilization in the process of building harmonious socialist society. Chapter five:conclusion. In summary insufficiency of this paper and later research direction.