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9781403941169

Max Weber and Postmodern Theory Rationalization Versus Re-enchantment

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  • Copyright: 2005-03-02
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

This book explores the contemporary nature of Max Weber's work by looking in detail at his key concepts of rationalization and disenchantment. Thematic parallels are drawn between Weber's rationalization thesis and the critiques of contemporary culture developed by Jean-Francois Lyotard, Michel Foucault and Jean Baudrillard.

Author Biography

Nicholas Gane is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of York, UK. His previous publications include The Future of Social Theory.

Table of Contents

Introduction * PART I: MAX WEBER'S THEORY AND CRITIQUE OF RATIONALIZATION * Rationalization and Disenchantment, I: From the Origins of Religion to the Death of God * Rationalization and Disenchantment, II: The Differentiation and De-differentiation of Modern Culture * The Value of Instrumental Reason: 'Science as a Vocation' * The Ethical Irrationality of the World: 'Politics as a Vocation' * PART II: WEBER AND POSTMODERN THEORY: LYOTARD, FOUCAULT AND BAUDRILLARD * Intermediate Reflection * Weber, Lyotard and the Aesthetic Sphere * Weber, Foucault and the Political Sphere * Weber, Baudrillard and the Erotic Sphere * Conclusion * Notes * Bibliography
Introduction * PART I: MAX WEBER'S THEORY AND CRITIQUE OF RATIONALIZATION * Rationalization and Disenchantment, I: From the Origins of Religion to the Death of God * Rationalization and Disenchantment, II: The Differentiation and De-differentiation of Modern Culture * The Value of Instrumental Reason: 'Science as a Vocation' * The Ethical Irrationality of the World: 'Politics as a Vocation' * PART II: WEBER AND POSTMODERN THEORY: LYOTARD, FOUCAULT AND BAUDRILLARD * Intermediate Reflection * Weber, Lyotard and the Aesthetic Sphere * Weber, Foucault and the Political Sphere * Weber, Baudrillard and the Erotic Sphere * Conclusion * Notes * Bibliography

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