The Paranoid Feature of Modernity Ecological Civilization's Internal Development Logic in Dialectic of Enlightenment
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Abstract
There exist rich ideas of ecological civilization in Dialectic of Enlightenment. It holds that
modern ecological crisis results from rational metaphysics, not capitalism value-added logic. The
historical evolution from enlightenment rationality to instrumental rationality is the witness of the
ecological civilization's internal development logic. In contrast to Marx's critique of capitalist modernity,
critical theory of instrumental rationality isn't based on the actual material production practice. Therefore
it doesn't show us an effective approach to natural liberation and human freedom. Nevertheless, many
correct and penetrating views about eco-development in Dialectic of Enlightenment have important
inspirations for the construction of ecological civilization in China.
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