Inherit the wasteland: Ecofascism & environmental collapse

Hassan, P 2021. Inherit the wasteland: Ecofascism & environmental collapse. Ethics and the Environment 26 (2) , pp. 51-71. 10.2979/ethicsenviro.26.2.03

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Abstract

Ecological Holism—and 'radical environmentalism' more broadly—has often attracted the charge of embodying 'ecofascism.' The reason is that holism allegedly implies that it would sometimes be morally permissible—and perhaps even morally required—for fundamental individual human interests to be trumped by the interests of the ecological whole. This paper is an attempt to clarify what 'ecofascism' precisely is, and which form of it is invoked to make this objection plausible. From here, the paper goes on to argue that given the extent of the impending environmental catastrophe, even the most austere anthropocentrist is in ever-growing danger of becoming a de facto ecofascist, rendering the initial objection effectively redundant.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	English, Communication and Philosophy
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
ISSN:	1085-6633
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	29 March 2023
Date of Acceptance:	17 June 2021
Last Modified:	30 May 2023 17:47
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/157964

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