On the Rationality of Ethical Governance of Eco-Environment: Analysis from the Perspective of Marxist Environmental Governance

Abstract

“Eco-environmental governance” refers to a dynamic process of translating environmental governance knowledge into practice. Ethical governance of the ecoenvironment serves as an important link that facilitates the transition from environmental governance cognition to concrete implementation. The discussion on the ethical governance of the environment has been ongoing for a long time. However, reaching a consensus within the academic community remains challenging, and some scholars still question its rationality. From the perspective of Marxist environmental governance, “eco-environmental governance” refers to a governance system composed of the subject, content, and methodology of environmental governance. Accordingly, the rationality of ethical governance of the ecoenvironment should be analyzed based on the three most fundamental elements. Regarding the environmental governance subject, the dual existence of individual “ethical beings” and the collective “ethical community” indicates the possibility of the ethical governance subject in the eco-environment. In terms of the environmental governance object, a dual predicament of “ethical disorder” in the social sphere and “moral absence” in the natural sphere determines the inevitability of ethical governance content in the eco-environment. As for environmental governance means, the “ethical guidance” at the mind level and “ethical regulation” at the behavioral level prove the necessity of the ethical governance method in the eco-environment.

Keywords

Marxist environmental governance / eco-environmental governance / ethical governance / rationality

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