Table of Contents

Part I: The Convergence of Environmental Crises.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Decrease and Degradation of Forests.- 3. Water and Soil.- 4. Waste and Industrial Intoxication.- 5. Fossil fuels.- 6. The Regression to Coal.- 7. Climate emergency.- 8. Climate Feedbacks and Tipping Points.- 9. Demography and Democracy.- 10. Collapse of Terrestrial Biodiversity.- 11. Collapse of Biodiversity in the Aquatic Environment.- 12. Genesis of the Idea of the Anthropocene and the New Man–Nature Relationship.- Part II: Three Concentric Illusions.- 13. The Illusion of a Sustainable Capitalism.- 14. More Surplus = Less Security.- 15. The Anthropocentric Illusion.- 16. Conclusion: From the Social Contract to the Natural Contract. 

About the Author

Luiz Marques is associate professor at the Department of History, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil. He has published several books and essays on the Classical Tradition and, more recently, has dedicated his studies to investigate the growing anthropogenic degradation of ecosystems. Originally published in Portuguese, Capitalism and Environmental Collapse summarizes Prof. Marques’ findings and reflections on this subject.