On the Roads to Modernity - Conscience, Science, and Civilizations: Selected Writings by Benjamin Nelson, with a New Introduction (Paperback, Revised)

This book contains highly original essays on the sweep of Western civilization from the middle ages to the present, including such topics as conscience and usury, "probabilism" in science and theology, systems of spiritual direction, Max Weber and economic development. The author and editor explore issues in the comparative history of science and the riveting question of why modern science arose only in the West and not in China or the Muslim world. It is a continuation of the challenging civilizational agenda set out by Max Weber's writings on the world religions, including the fate and vicissitudes of the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Nelson had much to say about processes of universalization, now studied as globalization.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	December 2011
Editors:	Toby E. Huff
Dimensions:	231 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	366
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-7294-0
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology > General Books > History > World history > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology > General
LSN:	0-7391-7294-8
Barcode:	9780739172940

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