Max Weber at 100 : legacies and prospects / edited by Joshua Derman, Peter E. Gordon.
| Other author | Derman, Joshua, 1977- editor. |
| Other author | Gordon, Peter Eli, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025] |
| Description | ix, 340 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "This article explores Max Weber's reasons for claiming that morally exemplary ideas with some regularity produce the unwanted result of highly dubious ethical consequences. The diagnosis of such "normative paradoxes" is Weber's attempt to refute the optimistic philosophies of history with their own tools. If the philosophy of the Enlightenment assumed that bold, progressive ideas could steer the world toward improvement, Weber sought to demonstrate that the opposite was true: once such ideas became historically effective, there was a certain inevitability with which they produced evil and social harm. It will be shown that Weber thought he could justify this thesis by demonstrating that it is ultimately the givens of human nature that stand in the way of any linear and faithful realization of morally well-intentioned ideas, and even cause them to be transformed into their opposites"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Max Weber at 100 New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025] 9780197604946 |
| LCCN | 2024032056 |
| ISBN | 9780197604922 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0197604927 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | B3361 .Z7 M375 2025 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |