Marx’s vision of communism includes a sustainable relationship between humans and nature.
He argues that labor is a natural condition of human life, and that the productive “metabolism” between humanity and nature should be structured in a way that respects the limits of external nature.
He also envisions a growth in the production of wealth under communism, but this growth should be limited to the industrial processing of natural conditions, and should not involve a limitless growth of material consumption.
Here are some questions and answers about Marx’s vision of communism and nature:
- How does Marx view the relationship between humans and nature?
- What are the limits of external nature?
- How should the productive “metabolism” between humanity and nature be structured?
- What does Marx mean by “growth of wealth” under communism?
For more information, please see the following sources:
- Marx, Karl. “Critique of the Gotha Programme.”
- Marx, Karl. “Capital: A Critique of Political Economy.”
- Engels, Friedrich. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State.