| Series |
Routledge Library editions. Social theory ; Volume 44 |
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Routledge library editions. Social theory ;
Volume 44.
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| Note |
Originally published in 1999. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Note |
Lassman, Peter; Velody, Irving; Martins, Herminio |
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Print version record. |
| Subject |
Weber, Max, 1864-1920.
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Sociology -- Germany -- History.
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Social sciences -- Germany -- History.
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History. |
| Local Subj. |
Taylor and Francis ebook collection.
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| Alt Author |
Lassman, Peter, editor.
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Velody, Irving, editor.
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Martins, Hermínio, editor.
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| Standard # |
9781003420521 (electronic bk.) |
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1003420524 (electronic bk.) |
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9781000943863 (electronic bk. : PDF) |
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1000943860 (electronic bk. : PDF) |
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9781000950649 (electronic bk. : EPUB) |
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1000950646 (electronic bk. : EPUB) |
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9781138786219 |
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1138786217 |
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1138980609 |
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9781138980600 |
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10.4324/9781003420521 doi |
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