Contribution short abstract

I will talk about how to think about the metabolism concept from the vantage point of a critical theory of nature. I will highlight the contribution of Alfred Schmidt and stress how he helps us ground Frankfurt School critical theory in ecology.

Contribution long abstract

I will talk about how to think about the metabolism concept from the vantage point of a critical theory of nature (based on my book Toward a Critical Theory of Nature and the article "Eco-Marxism and the critical theory of nature: two perspectives on ecology and dialectics"). I will highlight the contribution of Alfred Schmidt and stress how he helps us ground Frankfurt School critical theory in ecology. The result is a distinctive approach to ecology that differs both from influential strands of eco-Marxism and from new materialism.