Benjamin Nelson (1911 – September 17, 1977) was a sociologist who explored the historical development and nature of civilizations. He held positions at
University of Chicago
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,
University of Minnesota
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Stony Brook University and after 1966,
New School for Social Research.
Nelson was a Guggenheim Fellow for the academic year 1945–1946. He was a founder member and vice president (1976–1977) of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
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and the first America President (1971–1977) of the
.
Major publications
*B. Nelson, The Idea of Usury: From Tribal Brotherhood to Universal Otherhood (Princeton University Press, 1949;
2nd ed., University of Chicago Press, 1969)
*B. Nelson, "The Future of Illusions," Psychoanalysis 2, 4(1954):16-37
*B. Nelso
Preface to ''The Point Of View For My Work As An Author''by Soren Kierkegaard 1962
*B. Nelson, "Scholastic Rationales of 'Conscience', Early Modern Crises of Credibility, and the Scientific-Technocultural Revolutions of the 17th and 20th Centuries," Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 7(1968):157-177
*B. Nelson, "Max Weber's 'Author's Introduction' (1920)," Sociological Inquiry 44(1974):269-278
*B. Nelson, "Max Weber, Ernst Troeltsch, and Georg Jellinek as Comparative Historical Sociologists," Sociological Analysis 36(1975):229-240
*B. Nelson, "On Orient and Occident in Max Weber," Social Research 43(1976):114-129
*B. Nelson, On the Roads to Modernity, Conscience, Science and Civilizations (Totowa, N.J.: Rowman & Little-field, 1981).
Books on Benjamin Nelson
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Vytautas Kavolis, E.V. Walter, E. Leites, M.C. Nelson. Civilizations East and West: A Memorial Volume for Benjamin Nelson. Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Humanities Press 1985.
References
External links
Finding aid to Benjamin Nelson papers at Columbia University. Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
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1911 births
1977 deaths
American sociologists