Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science) ›› 2018, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (4): 435-440.DOI: 10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2018.04.016

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An Analysis on Marxist Theory's Ethical Amendment to the View of Western Ecological Criticism

JI Xiu-ming1,2, CHAI Wen-jiao2   

  1. (1. Center for Post-doctoral Studies on Foreign Literature, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai 200083, China; 2. School of Literature and Journalism & Communication, Dalian University of Foreign Languages, Dalian 116044, China)
  • Received:2018-01-05 Revised:2018-01-05 Online:2018-07-25 Published:2018-07-25
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Abstract: Theecological criticism emerging in 20th century subverts the positioning of modernist theories to the relationship between human and nature and highly advocates the re-enchantment of nature from the perspective of ethic. However, this paper argues that the natural ethical definition of British and American ecological criticism is constantly impacted and supplemented by the theoretical supersession from its inside and the questioning from the outside. The significance of different interpretations of Chinese texts also challenges the established legality of the ecological ethical order of British and American post modernism. Taking nature, survival and the game of national ethic in both Chinese and western literary texts as the case study, this articleattempts to explore the self adjustment of ecological ethical view in different social contexts and Chinese amendment of Marxist philosophy to the ethical-oriented the British and American ecological criticism. The paper concludes that the Chinese interpretation of western ecological criticism needs Chinese amendment and supplementation and our most important characteristic is the organic ecological ethical view which blends Marxist nature and developing national conditions.

Key words: Marxist theory, ecological criticism, ethic amendment

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