Ted Benton Explained

Ted Benton is a British academic.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

As an academic, Benton works as an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Essex.^[4] He has taught subjects such as social theory and environmental social science for more than forty years.^[4]

His most notable book is Philosophical Foundations of the Three Sociologies, published by Routledge and was reviewed in Acta Sociologica in 1979 and in the American Journal of Sociology.^{[5] [6]}

In 2007, he received the Stamford Raffles Award given by the Zoological Society of London.^[7]

Benton has reviewed books for Sage Journals.^[8]

Books

• Philosophical Foundations of the Three Sociologies (1977)^[7]
• The Rise and Fall of Structural Marxism (1984)
• Natural Relations (1993)
• Philosophy of Social Science (2001)
• The Butterflies of Colchester and North East Essex (2002)
• The Easy Butterfly Guide: Britain and Europe (2006)
• The SAGE Handbook of Environment and Society (2007)
• Nature, Social Relations and Human Needs (2009)
• Alfred Russel Wallace: Explorer, Evolutionist, Public Intellectual (2013)
• A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Northern Europe (2017)
• Solitary Bees (2017)
• Solitary Bees Collins New Naturalist (2023) with Nick Owens

Awards

• Stamford Raffles Award^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book Reviews. Ted. Benton. May 16, 1985. Sociology. 19. 2. 324–325. 10.1177/0038038585019002031. 220673174 .
2. Biology and Social Science: A Reply to Ted Benton . Sharp, Keith. 1992. Sociology. 26. 2. 219–224. 10.1177/0038038592026002005 . 42855006 . 143926527 . JSTOR.
3. On Benton's 'Objective Interests and the Sociology of Power': A Critique . Isaac, Jeffrey. 1982. Sociology. 16. 3. 440–444. 10.1177/0038038582016003009 . 42852456 . 145102788 . JSTOR.
4. Web site: Monthly Review | Marx, Animals, and Humans. Ted BentonTopics: Ecology Marxism Marxist Ecology Places. Global. May 1, 2019.
5. April 1979 . Book Reviews : Ted Benton: Philosophical Foundations of the Three Sociologies, International Library of Sociology, edited by John Rex. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London 1977, xi + 225 pp . Acta Sociologica . en . 22 . 2 . 205–206 . 10.1177/000169937902200211 . 220420069 . 0001-6993.
6. Philosophical Foundations of the Three Sociologies. Ted Benton. Geoffrey. Hawthorn. January 1, 1979. American Journal of Sociology. 84. 4. 1010–1012. journals.uchicago.edu (Atypon). 10.1086/226879.
7. Web site: Profile for Ted Benton at the University of Essex. www.essex.ac.uk.
8. Book Reviews. Ted. Benton. November 16, 1991. Sociology. 25. 4. 729–731. 10.1177/0038038591025004018. 220674966 .