RELS 3714 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Charismatic Authority, Fokker E.Ii, John Calvin
28 Sep 2016
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Verstehen: view of understanding other sociological approaches a. i. Makes sense when analyzing inanimate things critically a. i. 1. More controversial in regards to human nature a. ii. Differed because principle states that we can"t explain actions of humans as we explain occurrences in nature a. iii. Inspired debate because of success in fields like chemistry and physics a. iii. 1. By framing universal laws of cause and effect a. iii. 2. But science deals with processes that repeat themselves allowing us to explain things via laws, human actions are singular events: methodological individualism b. i. Relates to his idea of charisma because whenever he talks of moral values in abstract way (ex: physical courage), weber tells us to think of individuals or subgroups in society that embody that idea b. ii. Ex: charisma is found in politicians, actors, teachers b. iii. We value good choices in money-> look up to ceos or creators of. Value freedom: not taking your own values into consideration when making a choice=weber"s idea c. ii. 1. c. ii. 2.
