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The provided passages do not contain information about what questions remain unanswered. They focus on the ecological crisis caused by capitalism and the need for fundamental social changes [1, 2]. The authors, Foster, Clark, and York, argue that the rift between humanity and nature, driven by capitalist economic principles, is irreparable within the current system [1, 2]. They propose that a "deep dialectical naturalism" is needed to address these issues [1].
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t in the metabolic relation between humanity and nature that is irreparable within capitalist society, since integral to its very laws of motion. Critically examining the sanguine arguments of mainstream economists and technologists, Foster, Clark, and York insist instead that fundamental changes in social relations must occur if the ecological (and social) problems presently facing us are to be transcended. Their analysis relies on the development of a deep dialectical naturalism concerned with issues of ecology and evolution and their interaction with the economy. Importantly, they offer…
Title: The Ecological Rift by John Bellamy Foster, Richard York, Brett Clark Description: Humanity in the twenty-first century is facing what might be described as its ultimate environmental catastrophe: the destruction of the climate that has nurtured human civilization and with it the basis of life on earth as we know it. All ecosystems on the planet are now in decline. Enormous rifts have been driven through the delicate fabric of the biosphere. The economy and the earth are headed for a fateful collision—if we don’t alter course. In The Ecological Rift: Capitalism’s War on the Earth…