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Max Weber
1864–1920 · Modern · German
Sociology
Sociologist of authority, bureaucracy, rationalization, and meaning.
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Who they were
The life behind Max Weber’s ideas
Max Weber is presented in the Thought archive through sociology, german, german, modern. The recorded life dates are 1864–1920. The profile connects this work to Economics, Political Philosophy, Religion & Mysticism, Social Theory.
The central questions gathered here concern bureaucracy, authority, rationalization, Protestant ethic, disenchantment. Together they show the recurring problems, methods, and distinctions that define this thinker’s contribution.
Max Weber developed within an intellectual conversation shaped by German historicism, Marx, legal studies. These names provide context for the traditions and problems surrounding the work; they do not imply simple agreement.
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Explains modernity through rationalization, bureaucracy, legitimacy, and the iron cage of systems.
- Era
- Modern
- Tradition
- German
- Discipline
- Sociology
- Life dates
- 1864–1920
- Country
- German
The questions they explored
What kept them wondering
- 01
Bureaucracy
- 02
Authority
- 03
Rationalization
- 04
Protestant ethic
- 05
Disenchantment
Orbit of influence
Everything Max Weber is connected to
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- a Thought in their voice
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Ideas
- Authorityholds this idea
- Bureaucracyholds this idea
- Disenchantmentholds this idea
- Protestant ethicholds this idea
- Rationalizationholds this idea
Thoughts
- The Disenchantment of the World: Rationality, Religion, and the Modern Conditiona Thought in their voice
Ideas Max Weber holds in the debate record
Their Thoughts
Essays in Max Weber’s voice
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Influences and connections
Who shaped them, and whom they shaped
Shaped by
- German historicism
- Marx
- legal studies
Went on to shape
- sociology
- political theory
- organizational theory
- religion studies
Kindred minds
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Mary Parker FollettShares Political Philosophy, Social Theory
Ideas in motion
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