SOC 3106 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Heinrich Rickert, Weber Test, Neo-Kantianism
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Father: max weber sr: wealthy civil servant, his salon welcomes many scholars, grew up well off. Mother: helene weber: huguenot family (early protestantism) very religious, ascetic: abstinence from many pleasures contrast with father. Weber himself was not very religious but was very interested in religion. He had an education and met famous theoreticians and scientists when he moved to. He learned many languages and read heavily. Went to the university of heidelberg to study broadly (law, economics, history, philosophy) and ended with a law degree and transferred to university of berlin. Member of a duelling fraternity duelled with swords. Did military service in strasbourg and was able to study on the sidelines. He wanted to obtain a doctorate in law and in teaching. He studied commercial societies in italian cities during his law doctorate. Found a job replacing his old professor at the university of berlin. Married his father"s great niece marianne and they had a loveless marriage.
