Put another way, for Weber, in modernity, on the one hand, all meaning is revealed as made rather than discovered, and values are at once consummately important yet ultimately undecidable.

Max Weber, a German sociologist, argued that bureaucracy was the most efficient model for private businesses and public offices. His theories influenced generations of business leaders and politicians ...

In particular, Weber’s discussion of the charismatic politician, as well as his distinction between the ethics of conviction and the ethics of responsibility, has perhaps even greater relevance in our ...

The British Journal of Sociology, Vol. 36, No. 4 (Dec., 1985), pp. 516-530 (15 pages) One of Max Weber's many theoretical concerns is the fundamental human endeavor to shape a meaningful existence and ...

Max Weber, the north German economist, proud reserve officer in the Kaiser's army, literal dueler with academic opponents, and co-founder of modern sociology, sits on every college reading list ...

Convergence between Woodrow Wilson's and Max Weber's thought, as well as their differences with regard to the politics–administration dichotomy, can be ascribed to the Hegelian tradition of public ...

Max Weber (1864-1920) was a German sociologist who taught both before and during the first world war at the universities of Freiburg, Heidelberg and Munich. He would probably be slightly bemused ...

Max Weber’s enduring wisdom Democratic politics is a remorseless struggle, he warned 100 years ago. Share. Jan 26th 2019 | 7 min read. Listen to this story.

Max Weber Invented the Crisis of the Humanities More than 100 years old, his landmark essay is more relevant than ever. By Paul Reitter and Chad Wellmon February 6, 2020. Alamy.