Max Weber
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Max Weber defined sociology as a science that wants to understand and causally explain social action. This understanding is called verstehen and contents the understanding of human behavior by empathize or interpret their meaning (Swedberg, 2005). Max Weber’s Verstehen emphasizes the importance he ascribed to the concept of meaningful individual action in his theory of society (Campbell, 1981). | Max Weber defined sociology as a science that wants to understand and causally explain social action. This understanding is called verstehen and contents the understanding of human behavior by empathize or interpret their meaning (Swedberg, 2005). Max Weber’s Verstehen emphasizes the importance he ascribed to the concept of meaningful individual action in his theory of society (Campbell, 1981). | ||
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Max Weber (1864 – 1920) was a German jurist, historian, political economist and best known as one of the leading scholars and founders of modern sociology. In his career he dealt with a wide range of subjects, both theoretical and methodological. This made him a role model for many other social scientists.
Max Weber defined sociology as a science that wants to understand and causally explain social action. This understanding is called verstehen and contents the understanding of human behavior by empathize or interpret their meaning (Swedberg, 2005). Max Weber’s Verstehen emphasizes the importance he ascribed to the concept of meaningful individual action in his theory of society (Campbell, 1981).
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References
- Campbell, T. (1981). Seven Theories of Human Society. Oxford: Clarendon Press. - Swedberg, R. (2005). The Max Weber Dictionary. Standford: Standford University Press.
