This book explores the contemporary nature of Max Weber's work by looking in detail at his key concepts of rationalization and disenchantment. Thematic parallels are drawn between Weber's rationalization thesis and the critiques of contemporary culture developed by Jean-Francois Lyotard, Michel Foucault and Jean Baudrillard. It is suggested that these three 'postmoden' thinkers develop and respond to Weber's analysis of modernity by pursuing radical strategies of affirmation and re-enchantment. Examining the work of these three key thinkers in this way casts new light both on postmodern theory and on Weber's sociology of rationalization.…mehr
This book explores the contemporary nature of Max Weber's work by looking in detail at his key concepts of rationalization and disenchantment. Thematic parallels are drawn between Weber's rationalization thesis and the critiques of contemporary culture developed by Jean-Francois Lyotard, Michel Foucault and Jean Baudrillard. It is suggested that these three 'postmoden' thinkers develop and respond to Weber's analysis of modernity by pursuing radical strategies of affirmation and re-enchantment. Examining the work of these three key thinkers in this way casts new light both on postmodern theory and on Weber's sociology of rationalization.
NICHOLAS GANE is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of York, UK. His previous publications include The Future of Social Theory.
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Introduction PART I: MAX WEBER'S THEORY AND CRITIQUE OF RATIONALIZATION Rationalization and Disenchantment, I: From the Origins of Religion to the Death of God Rationalization and Disenchantment, II: The Differentiation and De-differentiation of Modern Culture The Value of Instrumental Reason: 'Science as a Vocation' The Ethical Irrationality of the World: 'Politics as a Vocation' PART II: WEBER AND POSTMODERN THEORY: LYOTARD, FOUCAULT AND BAUDRILLARD Intermediate Reflection Weber, Lyotard and the Aesthetic Sphere Weber, Foucault and the Political Sphere Weber, Baudrillard and the Erotic Sphere Conclusion Notes Bibliography
Introduction PART I: MAX WEBER'S THEORY AND CRITIQUE OF RATIONALIZATION Rationalization and Disenchantment, I: From the Origins of Religion to the Death of God Rationalization and Disenchantment, II: The Differentiation and De-differentiation of Modern Culture The Value of Instrumental Reason: 'Science as a Vocation' The Ethical Irrationality of the World: 'Politics as a Vocation' PART II: WEBER AND POSTMODERN THEORY: LYOTARD, FOUCAULT AND BAUDRILLARD Intermediate Reflection Weber, Lyotard and the Aesthetic Sphere Weber, Foucault and the Political Sphere Weber, Baudrillard and the Erotic Sphere Conclusion Notes Bibliography
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'Gane's book raises important questions, and fleshes out the strengths and limits of Weber's ideas in a way that has not been possible within the framework of traditional readings.' - Isher-Paul Sahni, Journal of Classical Sociology, 2003
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