POLSCI 2O06 Lecture Notes - Political Philosophy, Papyrus 75, Political Ethics
4 Mar 2014
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Germanbut different germany he grew up in vs marx"s. Germany up and coming, industrial, highly military society. Weber: upper middle class, lower reach of elite, father a politician. Marx"s key discovery is econimcshow humans make and reproduce their world. Weber"s response is that is only one factorneed to look at whole picture. Weber thinks how ppl and cultures, society make meaning for themselvesjust as important as how they produce things. How we organize ourselves to make life meaningful. Why does europe within a few hundred yrs take over the rest of the world through their locomotives etc. Weber compares religions to look for an explanation. Weber: need to understand the culture that produced capitalism. So he thought it made him a better student of religion. Culture and interpretation come first, material production later. Institutions arise to pursue natural sciences ie universities, museums. First lecture, nov 1917-height of wwi, on science as a vocation.
