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The Vocation Lectures

"Science as a Vocation"; "Politics as a Vocation"
By Max Weber
Series: Hackett Classics
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The Vocation Lectures brings together Max Weber's influential essays Science as a Vocation and Politics as a Vocation, presenting his analysis of the nature, authority, and justification of scientific and political claims. These lectures serve as a key introduction to Weber's exploration of how cultural expressions in the West have achieved universal significance.
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This work is essential reading for students and scholars of political theory, sociology, philosophy of science, and anyone interested in Weber's foundational ideas on science and politics.

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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.

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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."

Series: Hackett Classics

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Prof. John Dreijmanis praises this edition as a "highly readable translation of Weber's two most famous essays," highlighting its clear exposition of the key themes.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780872206656

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 March 2004

Country: United States

Imprint: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc

Illustration: none

Contributors:

  • Edited by Tracy B. Strong
  • Edited by David Owen
  • Translated by Rodney Livingstone
  • Translated by Rodney Livingstone
  • Translated by Rodney Livingstone
  • Edited by David Owen
  • Edited by Tracy B. Strong

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 142g

Pages: 176

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Education & Reference Max Weber Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Science & Nature Series: Hackett Classics

About the Author

Tracy B. Strong is Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego.

David Owen is Reader in Politics and Deputy Director of the Centre for Post-Analytic Philosophy, University of Southampton.

Rodney Livingstone, Emeritus Professor of German, University of Southampton, has translated works by Marx, Lukcs, Benjamin, and Adorno.

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