Max Weber
Maximilian Karl Emil Weber (; ; 21 April 186414 June 1920) was a German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist who was one of the central figures in the development of sociology and the social sciences more generally. His ideas continue to influence social theory and research.Born in Erfurt in 1864, Weber studied law and history in Berlin, Göttingen, and Heidelberg. After earning his doctorate in law in 1889 and habilitation in 1891, he taught in Berlin, Freiburg, and Heidelberg. He married his cousin Marianne Schnitger two years later. In 1897, he had a breakdown after his father died following an argument. Weber ceased teaching and travelled until the early 1900s. He recovered and wrote ''The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism''. During the First World War, he initially supported Germany's war effort but became critical of it and supported democratisation. He also gave the lectures "Science as a Vocation" and "Politics as a Vocation". After the war, Weber co-founded the German Democratic Party, unsuccessfully ran for office, and advised the drafting of the Weimar Constitution. Becoming frustrated with politics, he resumed teaching in Vienna and Munich. He possibly contracted the Spanish flu and died of pneumonia in 1920 at the age of 56. A book, ''Economy and Society'', was left unfinished.
One of Weber's main intellectual concerns was in understanding the processes of rationalisation, secularisation, and disenchantment. He formulated a thesis arguing that such processes were associated with the rise of capitalism and modernity. Weber also argued that the Protestant work ethic influenced the creation of capitalism in ''The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism''. It was the earliest part in his broader consideration of the world religions, as he later examined the religions of China, India, and ancient Judaism. In terms of government, Weber argued that states were defined by their monopoly on violence and categorised social authority into three distinct forms: charismatic, traditional, and rational-legal. He was also a key proponent of methodological antipositivism, arguing for the study of social action through interpretive rather than purely empiricist methods. Weber made a variety of other contributions to economic sociology, political sociology, and the sociology of religion.
After his death, the rise of Weberian scholarship was slowed by the Weimar Republic's political instability and the rise of Nazi Germany. In the post-war era, organised scholarship began to appear, led by Talcott Parsons, who used Weber's works to support his idea of structural functionalism. Over the course of the twentieth century, Weber's reputation rose due to the publication of translations of his works and scholarly interpretations of his life and works. As a result of these works, he began to be regarded as a founding father of sociology, alongside Karl Marx and Émile Durkheim, and one of the central figures in the development of the social sciences more generally. Provided by Wikipedia
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182by Leah H. Rubin, Vanessa J. Meyer, Rhoda J. Conant, Erin E. Sundermann, Minjie Wu, Kathleen M. Weber, Mardge H. Cohen, Deborah M. Little, Pauline M. MakiGet full text
Published 2016-08-01
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183by M. Weber, U. Klein, A. Weigert, W. Schiller, V. Bayley-Ezziddin, D. C. Wirtz, A. Welz, N. Werner, E. Grube, G. Nickenig, J.-M. Sinning, A. GhanemGet full text
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184by E. Galytska, E. Galytska, E. Galytska, A. Rozanov, M. P. Chipperfield, M. P. Chipperfield, Sandip. S. Dhomse, M. Weber, C. Arosio, W. Feng, W. Feng, J. P. BurrowsGet full text
Published 2019-01-01
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185by R. Hommel, K.-U. Eichmann, J. Aschmann, K. Bramstedt, M. Weber, C. von Savigny, A. Richter, A. Rozanov, F. Wittrock, F. Khosrawi, R. Bauer, J. P. BurrowsGet full text
Published 2014-04-01
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186by Sladjana Samuilov, Dominik Brilhaus, Nadine Rademacher, Samantha Flachbart, Leila Arab, Saleh Alfarraj, Franziska Kuhnert, Stanislav Kopriva, Andreas P. M. Weber, Tabea Mettler-Altmann, Heinz Rennenberg, Heinz RennenbergGet full text
Published 2018-11-01
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187by Muhammad Bilal Khan, Dipjyoti Deb, Jochen Kerbusch, Florian Fuchs, Markus Löffler, Sayanti Banerjee, Uwe Mühle, Walter M. Weber, Sibylle Gemming, Jörg Schuster, Artur Erbe, Yordan M. GeorgievGet full text
Published 2019-08-01
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189by Michael Sweet, Mark Bulling, Dorsa Varshavi, Gavin R. Lloyd, Andris Jankevics, Lukáš Najdekr, Ralf J. M. Weber, Mark R. Viant, Mark R. Viant, Jamie Craggs, Jamie CraggsGet full text
Published 2021-03-01
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190by Elizabeth Daubert, Kathleen M Weber, Audrey L French, Dominika Seidman, Katherine Michel, Deborah Gustafson, Kerry Murphy, Christina A Muzny, Maria Alcaide, Anandi Sheth, Adaora A Adimora, Gregory T SpearGet full text
Published 2021-01-01
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191by U. Strasser, T. Marke, L. Braun, H. Escher-Vetter, I. Juen, M. Kuhn, F. Maussion, C. Mayer, L. Nicholson, K. Niedertscheider, R. Sailer, J. Stötter, M. Weber, G. KaserGet full text
Published 2018-01-01
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192by Amir Sadeghi-Bagherabadi, Amir Sadeghi-Bagherabadi, Alessandro Vuan, Abdelkrim Aoudia, Stefano Parolai, The AlpArray and AlpArray-Swath-D Working Group, B. Heit, M. Weber, C. Haberland, F. TilmannGet full text
Published 2021-03-01
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193by Jordan Wesolowski, Mary M. Weber, Agata Nawrotek, Cheryl A. Dooley, Mike Calderon, Claudette M. St. Croix, Ted Hackstadt, Jacqueline Cherfils, Fabienne Paumet, Craig R. Roy, Howard A. ShumanGet full text
Published 2017-05-01
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194by Leonie Drews, Marcel Zimmermann, Philipp Westhoff, Dominik Brilhaus, Rebecca E. Poss, Laura Bergmann, Constanze Wiek, Peter Brenneisen, Roland P. Piekorz, Tabea Mettler-Altmann, Andreas P. M. Weber, Andreas S. ReichertGet full text
Published 2020-10-01
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195by M. R. Hipsey, L. C. Bruce, C. Boon, B. Busch, C. C. Carey, D. P. Hamilton, P. C. Hanson, J. S. Read, E. de Sousa, M. Weber, L. A. WinslowGet full text
Published 2019-01-01
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196by Suzan L Carmichael, Peiyi Kan, Amy M Padula, David H Rehkopf, John W Oehlert, Jonathan A Mayo, Ann M Weber, Paul H Wise, Gary M Shaw, David K StevensonGet full text
Published 2017-01-01
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197by Anca Zimmermann, Rüdiger Zwerenz, Michael Droste, Christof Schöfl, Christian J. Strasburger, Ursula Plöckinger, Athanasia Ziagaki, Jürgen Honegger, Anne Dixius, Bledar Millaku, Gerrit Toenges, Manfred E. Beutel, Matthias M. WeberGet full text
Published 2018-07-01
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198by M. Graeser, F. Thieben, P. Szwargulski, F. Werner, N. Gdaniec, M. Boberg, F. Griese, M. Möddel, P. Ludewig, D. van de Ven, O. M. Weber, O. Woywode, B. Gleich, T. KnoppGet full text
Published 2019-04-01
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199by P Cięszczyk, K Willard, P Gronek, P Zmijewski, G Trybek, J Gronek, M Weber-Rajek, P Stastny, M Petr, E Lulińska-Kuklik, K Ficek, E Kemeryte-Riaubiene, E Maculewicz, AV SeptemberGet full text
Published 2017-01-01
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200by Kalpana eManandhar-Shrestha, Kalpana eManandhar-Shrestha, Banita eTamot, Evan P.S. Pratt, Evan P.S. Pratt, Samuel M Saitie, Andrea eBraeutigam, Andreas P M Weber, Susanne eHoffmann-BenningGet full text
Published 2013-03-01
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