Bernard Charbonneau’s Ecological Reflection on Violence and War in Society, the State and Revolution
Bernard Charbonneau’s Ecological Reflection on Violence and War in Society, the State and Revolution
Author(s): Christian RoySubject(s): Philosophy, Studies in violence and power, Political Ecology
Published by: Trivent Publishing
Keywords: Charbonneau Bernard; Ellul Jacques; Girard René; Technological Society; Political Ecology; War; State; Revolution; Pacifism; Nationalism.
Summary/Abstract: A pioneer of political ecology, Bernard Charbonneau (1910-1996) viewed freedom and nature as jointly threatened by the “second nature” of technological society (whose critique by his friend Jacques Ellul owed much to him), defined by total mobilization as revealed in world wars as in industrial development. Its roots intertwine with those of the modern State made possible by the Christian distinction of the spiritual from the sacred violence inherent in religion and politics, returning unchecked in both guises. Charbonneau’s thought thus provides an ecological counterpoint to René Girard’s mimetic theory.
Journal: The Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence
- Issue Year: 4/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 159-176
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English