164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
This fresh study of Max Weber demonstrates the ongoing strength and importance of Weber’s understanding of our social existence.
Original in its interpretation, Why Should We Still Read Max Weber? serves as a clear, accessible introduction to the social theory of one of the towering intellects of our age. The author guides the reader across the incomparable range of Weber’s analysis of... Read more
1 Introduction PART I The big picture 2 Disenchantment 3 Legitimation and the value-spheres 4 Marx and status PART II The value-spheres 5 The economic value-sphere 6 The political value-sphere 7 The scientific/intellectual value-sphere 8 The irrational value-spheres: art and erotic love PART III Judgement 9 Ethics 10 Overview
Biography
Michael Symonds is an Adjunct Fellow in the School of Arts, Western Sydney University, Australia. He is the author of Max Weber’s Theory of Modernity, The Appeal of Art in Modernity and A Weberian Perspective on Home, Nature and Sport.
