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Research interests
Humanities - Comparative philosophy
Humanities - Ethics
Humanities - Philosophy of nature and environment
Humanities - Philosophy and religion
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Philosophy, PhD, Emory University
2002
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Martin Buber, Daoism, and Intercultural Philosophy
NELSON, E. S. (PI)
15/09/25 → 14/09/28
Project: Research
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Ethics in Chinese Philosophy
NELSON, E. S. (PI), HUNG, J. (Team member) & WONG, S. M. H. (Team member)
RGC - Postgraduate Student Conference/Seminar Grant
20/03/26 → 21/03/26
Project: Research
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The Political Theology of the Chinese in Early Modern European Philosophy
NELSON, E. S. (PI)
1/01/17 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Research output
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Eduard von Hartmann, Pessimism, and the Europeanization of Buddhism
Nelson, E. S., 9 Jan 2026, In: Asian Studies. 14, 1, p. 375-396 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Heidegger, Nothingness, and Presence: Between Parmenides and Laozi
Nelson, E. S., 17 Feb 2026, In: Filozofia. 81, 1, p. 69-84 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Wilhelm Dilthey’s Philosophy of the Human Sciences
Nelson, E. S., 30 Jan 2026, History and Philosophy of the Social Sciences. Springer Nature, p. 31-52 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference Proceeding/Report › Book Chapter › peer-review
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Buddhism, Nothingness, and Pessimism: From Schopenhauer to Nietzsche
Nelson, E. S., 1 Sept 2025, In: Asian Studies. 13, 3, p. 13-32 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Husserl's Intercultural Phenomenology: a Critical Reconstruction
Nelson, E. S., 6 Nov 2025, In: Journal of Chinese Philosophy. 52, 1-2, p. 3-16 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Social Imaginaries (Journal)
NELSON, E. S. (Editorial Board Member)
1 Jan 2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Cambridge University Press (Journal)
NELSON, E. S. (Referee)
1 Jan 2016 → 1 Mar 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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New Heidegger Research (Journal)
NELSON, E. S. (Editorial Board Member)
1 Jan 2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Rowman and Littlefield International (Journal)
NELSON, E. S. (Editorial Board Member)
1 Jan 2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Frontiers of Philosophy in China (Journal)
NELSON, E. S. (Book Review Editor)
1 Jan 2013 → 1 Dec 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work