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Ideas of Max Weber, by Text
[German, 1864 - 1920, Professor of Economics at the Universities of Heidelberg and Munich. A founder of sociology.]
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1904
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'Objectivity' in Social Sciences and Social Policy
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p.72
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p.23
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There is no objectivity in social sciences - only viewpoints for selecting and organising data
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p.84
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p.24
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22367
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The results of social research can be true, and not just subjectively valid for one person
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1904
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
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1
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p.4
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20719
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Punish the heretic, but be indulgent to the sinner
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5
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p.116
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20722
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Acquisition and low consumption lead to saving, investment, and increased wealth
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5
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p.123
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20724
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When asceticism emerged from the monasteries, it helped to drive the modern economy
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5
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p.124
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20725
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The idea of duty in one's calling haunts us, like a lost religion
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Author's Intro
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p.-12
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20717
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Capitalism is not unlimited greed, and may even be opposed to greed
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Author's Intro
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p.-7
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20718
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Modern western capitalism has free labour, business separate from household, and book-keeping
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p.121
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7082
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Nature requires causal explanations, but society requires clarification by reasons and motives [Critchley]
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p.135
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22155
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We are disenchanted because we rely on science, which ignores values [Boulter]
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p.53
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p.141
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21132
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Domination is probable obedience by some group of persons
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