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| Ecological Holism and Prosperity of the Life Community |
| Long Jingyun |
| (School of Marxism， Political Philosophy Research Center， Central China Normal University， Wuhan 430079) |
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Abstract The confluence of anthropocentrism and materialism in modern times is the profound root cause of serious ecological and environmental crises， and is also the historical background for the formation of ecological holism. In essence， ecological holism refers to an ecological social ideology that advocates human beings to completely abandon the arbitrary value theory of their own supremacy， and advocates and upholds equality， mutual benefit， and harmonious coexistence between man and nature. The essence of ecological holism is that “man and nature are a life community”. Ecological holism firmly holds that every life form on the earth has the equal right to survive and develop. Human beings should promote and realize the relationship between man and nature in the spirit of ecological responsibility of “serving the heaven and the earth” in Chinese philosophy， in order to achieve the harmonious coexistence and mutual benefit and common prosperity. As far as China is concerned， the practice of ecological holism in China is based on the “four unity principles”， the unity of the people-oriented and nature-oriented ideas， the unity of being kind to people and being compatible with things， the unity of happiness in life and beauty of ecology， the unity of social justice and ecological justice. These four principles improve and innovate ecological holism to promote the prosperity of the life community and build a new form of ecological civilization in which man and nature coexist harmoniously.
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Received: 07 April 2024
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2024, Vol. 63 
