CAPITALISM, COMMUNISM, ENVIRONMENTALISM, AND THE IDEOLOGY OF FREEDOM

• Authors: Sankowski Edward , Harris Betty J.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

It has been common in some cultural contexts to distinguish sharply between capitalism and communism, assuming conflicting concepts of freedom. The dichotomy has influenced some philosophy, real-world contests in politics, and popular discourse. In the West, often capitalism and markets have been associated, however questionably, with freedom and democracy. Different notions of freedom have circulated as a part of another ideological complex opposed to that of the West. However, environmentalisms of various sorts have increasing importance in suggesting newer types of freedom, previously less salient due to the overpowering capitalism-communism dichotomy. Abstract concepts of freedom influenced by the older capitalism-communism dichotomy need critique. Different environmentalisms, less centred on the old dichotomy, increasingly can be progressively connected with different freedoms-in-environments frameworks. New perceptions about freedom can emerge.

Keywords

EN

CAPITALISM; COMMUNISM; ENVIRONMENTALISM; IDEOLOGY; FREEDOM

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Filozofia (Philosophy)
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 78
• Issue: suppl.
• Pages: 62 – 74

Contributors

author

Sankowski Edward

• Philosophy Department, University of Oklahoma, Dale Hall Tower 455, West Lindsey Street, Sixth Floor, Norman, OK 73019 USA

author

Harris Betty J.

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2023.78.10.Suppl.6