Ecological economics recognizes economic activity as a biophysical process mediated by social systems and ultimately subject to the constraints of a finite earth system. The Anthropocene discourse appears as validation of the central concerns of ecological economics yet throws into relief its limits as a normative transdiscipline oriented toward social transformation. We review ecological economics in light of two overarching challenges: first, negotiating between biophysical reality and plural constructed social realities, so as to create legitimate grounds for a sustainability transition; second, accounting for multi-level, multi-scale social and political action, which demands a means for arbitrating among competing normative propositions. We argue that attempts to address these challenges within ecological economics have been inconsistent and relatively scarce, reflecting an unresolved tension regarding modern and postmodern social theory. We demonstrate that a critically modern ecological economics could draw on aligned social movements and build on deliberative theory as a foundation for social and political change fit for navigating the Anthropocene.

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人类更新世代的批判性现代生态经济学

生态经济学认识到经济活动是社会系统介导的生物物理过程，并最终受到有限地球系统的约束。人类世话语似乎是对生态经济学中心问题的验证，但它却摆脱了其作为面向社会转型的规范性跨学科的局限。我们根据两个总体挑战来回顾生态经济学：首先，在生物物理现实与多元构建的社会现实之间进行谈判，从而为可持续性转型创造合法基础；第二，考虑到多层次，多尺度的社会和政治行动，这需要在相互竞争的规范主张之间进行仲裁的手段。我们认为，解决生态经济学中的这些挑战的尝试是不一致的，而且相对较少，这反映了关于现代和后现代社会理论的尚未解决的紧张局势。我们证明，批判性的现代生态经济学可以借鉴一致的社会运动，并以审议理论为基础，为适应人类迁徙的社会和政治变革奠定基础。