Study On Ben Agger’s Ecological Marxism Theory

Faced with increasingly serious global environmental problems, Ecological Marxism as an emerging genre of Western Marxism, from the perspective of historical materialism,analysis and reflection the contemporary capitalis’s environmental issues. Ben Agger on behalf of the North American ecology Marxist analysis by Marxism framework, inherite the critical thought of Frankfurt School, absorption radical factors in North America and comprehensive the ecological ideology from Willian Leiss, dig the cause of contemporary capitalism ecology crisis, illustrate the manner of the ecology crisis. For his profound ideas and unique theory caused widespread impact in academia.Inheritance and development the theroy of Marxism and the critical thinking of Frankfurt School, Ben Agger study contemporary capitalism deeply, pointing out that capitalism is a natural cause and exacerbate social alienation comprehensively; confirmed the inherent contradictions of capitalism cause the ecological crisis, thus ecological crisis can not be overcome within itself, capitalism is destined to be a better social system beyond. Agger pointed out, in order to transcend capitalism must go through a socialist revolution to communism, and therefore advocate socialist revolution and clarifies the realistic possibility of the socialist revolution and specific strategies, but the different between Marx and Agger is that Agger tend nonviolent revolution mode.Ben Agger’s Ecological Marxist thought, adhere to the theoretical quality of Marxism; advocate a healthy lifestyle; reflect and sum up the historical lessons. However, Ben Agger’s Ecological Marxist ideology has its unreasonable, mainly reflected that departure from the principles of Marxism; the unreasonable think ingredients into a utopia; overestimate the transformative power of social populism. Agger’s Ecological Marxist ideology have actively enlightenment to socialist construction:China’s socialist construction must be people-oriented, building socialist ecological civilization; building a socialist harmonious society, promoting a healthy pursuit of spiritual civilization. Currently, Ben Agger’s figure still can be see in the academia, he ecological Marxism thought also continues developed, therefore, ongoing study Ben Agger’s ecological Marxism thoughts is important.