The Vocation Lectures

Tracy B. Strong (Editor), Rodney Livingstone (Translator), Max Weber, David Owen (Editor)

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Author
Tracy B. Strong (Editor), Rodney Livingstone (Translator), Max Weber, David Owen (Editor)
Publish Date
2004-03-15
Book Type
Paperback
Publisher Name
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Subtitle
Science As a Vocation; Politics As a Vocation
Number of Pages
176
Edition
2/14/04
ISBN-10
0872206653
ISBN-13
9780872206656
citemno
150843
SKU
9780872206656

Description

Originally published separately, Weber's Science as a Vocation and Politics as a Vocation stand as the classic formulations of his positions on two related subjects that go to the heart of his thought: the nature and status of science and its claims to authority; and the nature and status of political claims and the ultimate justification for such claims. Together in this volume, these newly translated lectures offer an ideal point of entry into Weber's central project: understanding how, as Weber put it, "in the West alone there have appeared cultural manifestations [that seem to] go in the direction of universal significance and validity.