Abstract:

This article aims to undertake an epistemological discussion of ecological justice with de-subjectivity as its core theme from both the perspectives of Adorno's ecological theology and Shi Tao's proposition of "spokesman for shan-shui". The former argues that the negative dialectics holds the possibility of approaching nature itself, and the latter advocates the harmony of heaven and human. Specifically, Adorno elevated the status of nature in the realm of human beings created by God, whereby nature acquires divinity and subjectivity is suppressed. In a different yet compatible way, by conceptualizing the harmony between heaven and human for the exclusivity of subjectivity, Shi Tao rejected the disharmony between nature and human beings. The article concludes that, different as they are in theorization, both are useful not only to the legitimization of ecological justice, but, as well, in defense of the epistemology.

Key words: ecological justice, Theodor Adorno, Shi Tao, "spokesman for shan-shui"