The Essence of Nature and Dialectical Naturalism

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Published: Jun 30, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/cjp.31845
Keywords:
dialectical naturalism social ecology environmental philosophy constructivism
Stavros Karageorgakis
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4661-1360
Konstantina Lyrou
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5161-8620
Abstract

In this paper, we examine how nature is defined and perceived and address the conflict between constructivism and essentialism. By exploring modern perspectives on the concept of nature that stem from the field of social sciences, we will review the analysis of Murray Bookchin’s dialectical naturalism regarding the very essence of nature. We argue that dialectical naturalism offers a dynamic developmental concept of nature that goes beyond the context of constructivism and supports that the truth of nature can be conceived.

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