Dall'egologico al geologico: l'ecologia come filosofia trascendentale

The paper argues that ecology should not be understood as a sectoral issue, i.e. as the object of specific scientific dis-ciplines such as environmental sociology, geology or biol-ogy; on the contrary, it is by very nature that ecology should be regarded as a large-scale matter consisting first and foremost in philosophical and political questions. It is the paper’s main objective to claim that there is no way out from the ecological crisis without a critical reconsideration of the dominant socio-economic structures and of the cul-tural and philosophical background underpinning them. To this end, the present paper resorts to the concept of “social metabolism”. By applying it to various “immaterial ele-ments”, and notably to philosophical systems, the essay investigates their ecological impact. As the paper aims to show, the metabolic analysis of the philosophical system implies adopting and advocating for a renewed transcendental approach.