The Ecology of Freedom: The Emergence and Dissolution of Hierarchy
Summary
Bookchin’s major work of social ecology. Argues that the domination of nature stems from human hierarchy, and traces how hierarchy emerged and could be dissolved.
Why it’s useful here
Supplies the broader theory behind the blog’s preference for non-hierarchical, federated systems over centralized platforms.
Key ideas
- Social ecology: ecological problems are social problems
- Hierarchy as historically contingent, not natural
Related
- bookchin-1971-post-scarcity-anarchism.md
- graeber-wengrow-2021-dawn-of-everything.md