Die Ökologie der Freiheit

For all those seeking ways to combat the actual causes of the climate catastrophe, this book serves as a radical guide. "The Ecology of Freedom" is both a founding manifesto and a classic of social ecology. It is considered the main work of Bookchin, a pioneer of the political ecology movement, which has been widely received in contemporary discourse. Rooted in the libertarian tradition of leftist thought—from early socialism through anarchism, left Marxism, to the Frankfurt School—it breaks with the notion that humanity must dominate nature, thereby challenging some of the dogmas of those very schools of thought. It describes the emergence of domination and patriarchy, as well as the conflicting legacies of hierarchy and freedom in our society, to demonstrate that the catastrophic ecological problems of our time ultimately stem from the domination of man over man, rooted in social issues. It combines anthropological, social, and humanities approaches to outline an ecologically libertarian ethic and the fundamentals of an ecological society. For only by breaking with domination can we get a handle on ecological problems. For the first time, "The Ecology of Freedom" is available in a complete German translation, including Bookchin's final preface.