COMMODIFICATION OF NATURE IN SILA

Abstract

When different ecological movements are examined, the common view is that nature is faced with various threats and needs conservation in a rapidly modernizing world. Capitalism with its instruments constitutes a threat to ecology. In this respect, commodification of nature is one of these threats, and frequently analyzed in the context of eco-criticism, a literary theory, and linked with politics and deep ecology as well. It is also of vital importance in society to consider to what extent the moral dimension of the commodification of nature is concerned or thoroughly evaluated. From this point of view, the share of reason and will is inevitable for every individual of the society in seeking for a solution against ecological problems in general. As a result of this reality, in the industrialized world, where ecological interests are ignored, ecological sensitivity and consciousness in the face of commodification of nature are gradually diminishing. In this sense, Karl Marx's political ecology and deep ecology, providing a philosophical point of view bring a different dimension to commodification. The purpose of this study is to explore the commodification of nature via politics and deep ecology in Sila by Chantal Bilodeau.

Keywords

• sila
• ecocriticism
• commodification
• political and deep ecology