Max Weber at the turn of the millennium: a new generation, new (epistemo) logics

Weber's legacy: at the crossroads of traditions

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https://doi.org/10.15407/fd2021.01.057

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Max Weber, epistemology, social, world image, disenchantment of the world

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the Max Weber’s position in sociology and philosophy and the position of sociology and philosophy in relation to Max Weber at the turn of the millennium. The author addresses a number of aspects of Weber’s theory (epistemology, axiology, ontology at the microlevel and at the macrolevel), well known and studied in sociology, in order to produce a holistic picture of Max Weber’s conceptual and methodological proposals in terms of their epistemological perspective. In addition, the article examines the currently missed opportunities of Weber’s concept and theorizing, in particular, the paradox of sociological and philosophical discourses, the study of economic action, etc. The author using a wide range of analysts and concepts of Western (E. Troeltsch, J. Habermas, J. Kaube, W. Schluchter, S. Kalberg, T. Schwinn, H. Joas, J. Vahland, K. Palonen) and post-Soviet (Yu Davydov, L. Titarenko, S. Zolyan, T. Dmitriev) sociologists and philosophers, as well as analyzing a number of works of the German philosopher and sociologist himself, demonstrates the heuristic potential of Weber’s developments in various dimensions. The topics of the origins and roots of the Weberian concept, its methodology of science, the social status of science from Weber’s point of view, the place of enchantment in social and epistemological processes, the relationship between motive and meaning, the problem of administrative power and utility, human rights in Weber’s optics and macrohistorical logic in his research are touched upon. The author also draws attention to the connection between Weber’s socio-political and worldview position with his epistemological developments, his scientific and academic activities. Analogies are drawn between the situations of the early XX and early XXI centuries with the demonstration of the possibilities of Weber’s experience in the modern socio-cultural and historical situation.

Author Biography

Alexander Golikov

doctor of sociological sciences, Associate Professor of Sociology and Department of Political Sociology Kharkiv National University named after VN Karazina

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2021-03-22

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Golikov, A. (2021). Max Weber at the turn of the millennium: a new generation, new (epistemo) logics: Weber’s legacy: at the crossroads of traditions. Filosofska Dumka, (1), 57–74. https://doi.org/10.15407/fd2021.01.057

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