A short summary of my position would be the social sphere would reign supreme over the economic sphere in our current arrangement. The tools of the Enlightment would be first directed towards social concerns, namely, increasing the health and opportunity of the people, or "promoting the general welfare." If you want to call this socialism, that's fine. It seems to capture the true meaning of the world.
Now, it is crucially important the social sphere be grounded in an understanding of the true human predicament. Although I respect ecosophy, and it is helpful, I don't think it is as powerful a philosophy (or living philosophy, whatever the nuance of ecosophy vs ecophilosophy, is) as it could be. I think a full understanding of the human condition assimilates all the vital points of ecosophy.
In short, our social requirements must be met with a strict adherence to the real world outside the back door which could be summarized crudely as "the economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment." Wrecking ecosystems carelessly, as we have done with religious zeal, just won't do.
