As societies around the globe undergo rapid change, Benjamin Nelson's theories help explain how and why civilizations evolve.
This book offers a full-length, comprehensive analysis of Benjamin Nelson's ideas and historical studies, exploring his civilization-analytic perspective, its intricate ties to Max Weber's theories, and Nelson's arguments about the major historical phases shaping Western European civilization. Donald A. Nielsen argues that Nelson's work centers on religious and cultural universalism, reconstructing Nelson's thesis that 12th-century Europe experienced an axial shift in consciousness toward more rationalized, universalistic cultural orientations. Rather than focusing on the origins of modernity, Nelson examined revolutionary changes in structures of consciousness and civilizations, including six ongoing "revolutions" he identified. Nielsen unpacks Nelson's view of civilizational crises and demonstrates that his theories are rooted in a vision of human life that values lived experience and expression within changing historical contexts. By highlighting how Nelson's theories illuminate the dynamics of cultural universalism and structural transformations across historical contexts, this book provides readers a conceptual framework for analyzing civilizational change.
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Structures of Consciousness and Civilizational Processes
A Critical Reconstruction of Benjamin Nelson’s Sociology of Civilizations
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Structures of Consciousness and Civilizational Processes
A Critical Reconstruction of Benjamin Nelson’s Sociology of Civilizations
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Civilizational Revolutions and Breaking Points in the Histories of Structures of Conscience and Consciousness
- Chapter 2: In Search of Concepts and an Analytical Framework
- Chapter 3: Social Theory, Historical Sociology, and Civilizational Analysis: Shifting Conceptualizations and Theoretical Frameworks
- Chapter 4: Revolutionary Transformations and Breaking Points in Western European Civilization
- Chapter 5: Crises of Civilizations: Symptoms and Diagnoses
- Chapter 6: Conclusion: Nelson’s Unique Vision of the Sociology of Civilizations
- References
- Index
- About the Author
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