Harmony and Ecological Civilization

Beyond the Capitalist Alienation of Nature

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9201730
AutoresFred Magdoff (autor de correspondencia)
Año2012
Volumen64
Número2
Páginas1
Fecha de publicación2012-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMonthly Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520
EditorialMonthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.14452/mr-064-02-2012-06_1
OpenAlexW2000241086
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4

When I consider the concept of harmony in the context of humans, their societies, and the environment I have a particular understanding of the concept. It refers to all people living together peacefully without exploitation of one person by another, each able to reach his or her full human potential, in a society in which everyone has their basic material and nonmaterial needs satisfied, feels secure, safe, happy, and fulfilled as human beings. In addition, the concept also implies harmony between people, the environment, and the other species we share the planet with.... [But] there is an overriding issue when considering harmony as I have briefly described it. Harmony in the world—among its people and between humans and the rest of the ecosystems—is not possible in the context of capitalism. Capitalism...has shown that it fosters interpersonal relations and metabolic interactions with the earth that are detrimental to achieving a harmonious existence.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website

Aesthetics · Alienation · Biology · Capitalism · China · Civilization · Ecological civilization · Environmental ethics · Harmony (color) · Interpersonal communication · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Ecology · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism