Social ecologists try, in many ways, to combine the environmental concerns of American preservationist John Muir with the economic concerns of German political philosopher Karl Marx. They argue that the domination of both disadvantaged peoples and the environment is derived from modern capitalist society and that both forms of domination must be corrected together. All social ecologists look to the views of Marx and Friedrich Engels for guidance, although they may differ in the policies they... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2023. 3p.