Max Weber's Theory of Modernity: The Endless Pursuit of Meaning

Max Weber's Theory of Modernity: The Endless Pursuit of Meaning
ISBN-10
1472462866
ISBN-13
9781472462862
Category
Social Science
Pages
198
Language
English
Published
2015-08-28
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Author
Dr Michael Symonds

Description

Weber’s theory of meaning and modernity is articulated through an understanding of his account of the way in which the pursuit of meaning in the modern world has been shaped by the loss of Western religion and how such pursuit gives sense to the phenomena of human suffering and death. Through a close, scholarly reading of Weber’s extensive writings and Vocation Lectures, the author explores the concepts of ‘paradox’ and ‘brotherliness’ as found in Weber’s work, in order to offer an original exposition of Weber’s actual theory of how meaning and meaninglessness work in the modern world.

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