Original scientific paper
Toward an Ecological Solution
Murray Bookchin
Abstract
The article begins by stating the hypothesis of ecological issue existing in the West in various dimensions from the beginning of the industrial revolution. Numerous discussions concerning the ecological crisis do not take account of an important feature of the issue: the deterioration of the environment is directly connected with the destruction of existing social structures (agriculture, industry, city, etc.) The deterioration of the environment and ecological catastrophe cannot be averted by programs of the protection of the environment, but only by long-reaching changes within social development and interpersonal relations. The society of ownership, of domination, of hierarchy and state in all its forms are irreconcilable with the existence of the biosphere in a long-term perspective. On the other hand, an application of ecological principles to the reconstruction of the society opens new possibilities for the establishment of a decentralized community, modeled after humane criteria, while equipped with new technological and energy patterns in the production and consumption.
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Hrčak ID:
155867
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Publication date:
31.12.1982.
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