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The ecological crisis leads to species extinction, with approximately 1000 species going extinct globally each year and 34000 species of wild plants endangered. The rise of plant criticism in Western academia focuses on plant life and ethics. Plant criticism challenges the privileged position of humans, examining plants from multiple perspectives and influencing multiple fields. Literary researchers draw theories from plant criticism and form unique research paradigms. The article explores the origin, evolution, and characteristics of Western plant criticism, as well as its application in literary research, expanding research space, and addressing ecological crises.

review

In Western culture, the focus on plant life subjects appears relatively desolate compared to the writing of animal themes and symbols. The sense of time, life cycle, and desire structure of plants are significantly different from those of humans, leading people to often view plants as non living organisms. In history, plants have been marginalized, with philosophers such as Aristotle elevating animals to "sentient souls," while plants have been degraded to "nourishing souls. This concept influenced later scholars such as Aquinas, Hegel, and Brentano, who did not consider plants as soulful beings. In the late 20th century, Bergson also emphasized the binary division of animals and plants, believing that plants are defined by dormant consciousness and insensitivity.

conclusion

Plants dominate the Earth and are crucial for human survival, but are often overlooked. Plant criticism helps to have a correct understanding of plants, expand the dimensions of ecological criticism, and promote a new relationship between humans and plants. Interdisciplinary integration makes plant criticism full of vitality, intersecting with ecological criticism, object orientation, postcolonialism, and other fields to form a new academic space. Incorporating Chinese elements, incorporating the wisdom of Chinese plants, and rethinking the ethical responsibility of plants are effective ways to address the ecological crisis.