Future Histories International

Jason W. Moore on Socialism in the Web of Life

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Sep 14, 2025
Jason W. Moore, an environmental historian at Binghamton University, dives into the complex interplay of socialism and ecology. He critiques the nature-society divide and how it distorts historical narratives. Moore emphasizes the interconnectedness of labor and nature, arguing for alternative frameworks in socialist thought. He discusses the need for radical democratization of governance and the critical importance of unifying the working class. The conversation challenges collapse narratives and calls for crisis-oriented solutions to ecological issues, highlighting the potential for renewed social movements.
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Nature Is A Bourgeois Ruling Abstraction

  • The term 'nature' with a capital N is a bourgeois ruling abstraction that enabled domination and colonialism.
  • Unthinking that concept is necessary to imagine socialist alternatives tied to real historical processes.
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Resolve Theory On The Real Ground Of History

  • World-ecology insists on resolving theory on the 'real ground of history' rather than abstract ontologies.
  • Marx's abstractions (man, nature, labor) must be historically specific to avoid one-sided eco-theory.
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Oikaios: Pulse Of Life-Making

  • The oikaios names the pulse of life-making and rejects both labor-reductionism and nature-worship.
  • Socialist thought must synthesize Marx's labor ontology with the generative dynamics of ecosystems.
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