In the Intersection of Decolonial Ecofeminism and Critical Theory: A Reconceptualization of Nature as the Other

This chapter takes its foundation from the idea that ecological problems would not be sufficiently understood without a sophisticated analysis of the social determinants, which constantly deconstruct and reconstruct the meaning of nature. Since green theory overlooked the causes that led to the rise of instrumental reason in the first place, it fails to wade in the real solution to the ecological problems. Critical theory and decolonial feminist theory can conceivably help green theorists in their crusade against Enlightenment reason. The chapter first introduces nature as a social construct against the proclaimed duality between human and nature. Second, it suggests that the separate stance of deep ecology and ecofeminism can be reconciled by accepting the dialectical relationship between the concepts of nature and politics.