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Max Weber's Insights and Errors (Paperback)
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Max Weber's Insights and Errors (Paperback)
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Max Weber (1864-1920) is generally recognised as one of the
founding fathers of modern sociology. His ideas continue to be
discussed by sociologists and historians and much homage is paid to
his contribution to knowledge. However, such is the awe which the
breadth of his knowledge inspires that most general books about
Weber contain summaries rather than criticism. This book is the
first attempt to evaluate Weber's entire work in the light of
historical knowledge available today and of contemporary analytic
philosophy. Professor Andreski shows where Weber's true greatness
lies, which of Weber's ideas are still valid, which need either
correction or modification and which merit rejection. Andreski
places Weber in his social and cultural context of the intellectual
preeminence of German culture in the second half of the nineteenth
century. He examines Weber's most famous theses on objectivity,
methodological individualism, ethical neutrality; explanation
versus understanding; ideal types; rationalisation; bureaucracy,
charisma, power, law and religion; as well as the explanation of
the rise of capitalism and uniqueness of Western civilization.
Andreski concludes by considering what contemporary scholars should
learn from Weber if they want to advance further. He argues that
the most important lesson is that comparative study of history
(including recent history) is the only method of giving empirical
support to an examination of large-scale social processes or a
general proposition about them. This book was first published in
1984.
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