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Max Weber's Theory of Modernity - The Endless Pursuit of Meaning (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Max Weber's Theory of Modernity - The Endless Pursuit of Meaning (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: Classical and Contemporary Social Theory
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This book illuminates an important dimension of the work of Max
Weber. Weber's theory of meaning and modernity is articulated
through an understanding of his account of the way in which the
pursuit of meaning in the modern world has been shaped by the loss
of Western religion and how such pursuit gives sense to the
phenomena of human suffering and death. Through a close, scholarly
reading of Weber's extensive writings and Vocation Lectures, the
author explores the concepts of 'paradox' and 'brotherliness' as
found in Weber's work, in order to offer an original exposition of
Weber's actual theory of how meaning and meaninglessness work in
the modern world. In addition to making a substantial and highly
original contribution to the sociology of modernity, the book
applies the theory of meaning extracted from Weber's thought,
addressing the claim that Weber's work has been rendered out-dated
by the supposed re-enchantment of the modern world, as well as
discussing the ways this theory can contribute to our understanding
of the development of specific forms of modernity. A rigorous
examination of the thought of one of the most important figures in
classical sociology, this volume will appeal to scholars of
sociology, social theory and philosophy with interests in
modernity, Weber and the concept of meaning.
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