Abstract
Our society is based on a capitalist economy; however, we have faced the catastrophe of pollution of the natural environment and destruction of livelihoods since the 1960s. At this time, we gained a shared understanding that humans are a part of nature. But we have not yet realized an ecological society. This paper points out that not only does a capitalist economy position nature as outside but also that it takes out profits from " nature power " . To clarify the relationship between the capitalist economy and " nature power " , I focused on the domestic labor debate.
First, I demonstrated the distinction between inside and outside in the capitalist economic theory. Second, I examine the domestic labor debate and explored the origin of why domestic labor is considered unpaid. Third, I focused on reproductive labor and clarified that capitalism profit by exploiting reproductive power, defined as a form of " nature power " that includes delivering, nursing, and caring for infants. Finally, I pointed out that capitalism make " nature power " invisible by putting it in an exchange
relationship.
Hence, to realize a society rooted in ecology, we must reconsider " nature power " . I
suggested that life living in nature should be treated as a subject rather than as in use value or exchange value.
