Max Weber's 'Science as a Vocation' Contributor(s): Lassman, Peter (Editor), Velody, Irving (Editor), Martins, Herminio (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138786217 ISBN-13: 9781138786219 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 301.094 |
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 236 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Max Weber's lecture 'Science as a Vocation' is a classic of social thought, in which central questions are posed about the nature of social and political thought and action. The lecture has often taken to be a summation of Weber's thought. It can also be argued that, together with the responses of its admirers and critics, it provides a focus for discussion of the nature of modernity and its political consequences, and of the philosophical and political implications of the social or human sciences. This volume provides a full, clear, revised translation of the lecture, together with translations from the German of key contributions to the lively debate that followed its publication. The book concludes with a substantial essay on the current significance of the lecture, which discusses its relevance to the debates about the nature of science as a cultural phenomenon; the disjunction between science and nature; Weber's conception of the disenchantment of the world; the division of scientific labour; and the fundamental nature and place of sociology. |