Description
Product ID: | 9780872206656 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Series: | Hackett Classics |
Title: | The Vocation Lectures |
Subtitle: | "Science as a Vocation"; "Politics as a Vocation" |
Authors: | Author: Max Weber, Rodney Livingstone, Tracy B. Strong, David Owen |
Page Count: | 176 |
Subjects: | Social and cultural anthropology, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Political science and theory, Philosophy of science, Political science & theory, Philosophy of science |
Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. |
Imprint Name: | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
Publisher Name: | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2004-03-15 |