Marx, population and freedom

Marxists have long moved beyond a perception of Marx as a Promethean ecological vandal. Yet those disputing his environmental credentials are generally united in deploring the unhappy history of population control. They implicitly accept the idea of currently forecast future population levels as co...

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Main Author: Julian Roche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The White Horse Press 2020-12-01
Series:The Journal of Population and Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/article/view/654
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Summary:Marxists have long moved beyond a perception of Marx as a Promethean ecological vandal. Yet those disputing his environmental credentials are generally united in deploring the unhappy history of population control. They implicitly accept the idea of currently forecast future population levels as consistent with a Marxist view of human emancipation. This assumption should be challenged, on the basis of what resources a truly unalienated future may require in order to achieve real freedom for each future individual.
ISSN:2398-5488
2398-5496