Foster Ecological Marxist Theory And Its Contemporary Value

Ecological and environmental problems is a central issue which had been concerned and researched by all the world nowadays, it causes us thinking deeply on the relationships between human and nature, also with the society. John· Bellamy Foster, the representative of the Western Ecological Marxism, has made a new interpretation of the relationships between human, nature and society based on inheriting and developing the true spirit of Marxism, at the same time, it provided an important inspiration on the construction of ecological civilization.This thesis consists of four parts:The first part introduces the generation of Foster’s Marxism Ecological theory from the aspects of theoretical and historical background, also with the opinions of other Ecological Marxist contemporaries.The second part discusses the main content of Foster’s Marxist theory of Ecology in detail. It contains Ecological Materialism Construct, Metabolism Fracture Theory, Ecological Crisis and Evaluation Theory. Based on the researches on the Marxist, Foster revealed a large number of ecological cogitation contained in Marxist theory and formed a representative Marxism Ecological theory.The third part analyzed the achievements and shortcomings of Foster’s Marxism Ecological theory. Foster’s theory provides a new theoretical perspective, a unique evaluation method and the ecological value of the direction of eco-socialism. But the defect of Foster’s theory reflected in the lack of holistic control on Marxist theory, the countermeasure on ecological problems lacks of innovation, too.The last part discussed the theoretical and practical value of Foster’s Marxism Ecological theory, especially the important implications for the construction of ecological civilization in our country.