The Vocation Lectures: "Science as a Vocation"; "Politics as a Vocation"

by Max Weber

David Owen (Editor), Tracy B. Strong (Editor), and Rodney Livingstone (Translator)

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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.
  • ISBN13 9780872206656
  • Publish Date 15 March 2004
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 176
  • Language English