«Die Wirkung von Max Webers “Politik als Beruf” in Deutschland, Japan und Brasilien» On June 9th at 18:00 (CET), we’ll be discussing the reception of Max Weber’s speech «Politik als Beruf» with a focus on Germany, Japan and Brazil. Our presenters, Prof. Masahiro Noguchi (Tokyo) and Prof. Sérgio da Matta (Ouro Preto) will share their … Leer más
Masahiro Noguchi Tokyo – Seikei University | Munich – Die Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften Research area: Political Theory and History of Ideas ‘One fascinating dimension of Weber’s writings resides in his insightful exploration of politics through the lens of culture. The title of my first book is “Kampf und Kultur” (Struggle and Culture)’. Find my … Leer más
WSN EVENT #6 | WEBER, FINANCE and CAPITALISM w. Sam Whimster and Mischa Suter Mediator: Edith Hanke and Victor Strazzeri On this occasion, Sam Whimster and Mischa Suter explore Weber’s insights into capitalism, credit, and money, with a particular focus on his economic key works. Check out Sam’s blog post on the topic «Weber & … Leer más
Weber & Stock Exchange (Boerse/Bourse) by Sam Whimster The fundamental contradiction driving the Bourse inquiry and the controversy over the bourse was the social-political need to protect the public and the private investor (almost 2 million of them) and the aim of ensuring the functional capability of the economy. A liberal, open trading economy had … Leer más
We are very excited to announce our next online discussion on Weber and the Stock Exchange which will take place on Friday, May 26th at 18:00 (CET).
Sam Whimster United Kingdom – Deputy Director of Global Policy Institute, London. Research area: Weber as an economist. ‘Now we have the MWG in its totality the task is to show its explanatory value for today’s societal transformations. An interesting intellectual exercise would be to present the framework/Inhalte of the Grundriß für Sozialökonomik and try … Leer más
WSN EVENT #5 | WEBER and BENJAMIN w. Lucía Pinto and Chunjie Zhang Mediator: Victor Strazzeri This time Lucía Pinto and Chunjie Zhang, our presenter, and discussant, respectively debate the connections between Weber and Benjamin’s work. The discussion begins with a presentation of Lucía’s article «Max Weber and Walter Benjamin» which is already posted on our blog!
After the talk considerations by Andrea S. Cerfeda on the event of «Max Weber and the concept of order»
We are very excited to announce our next online discussion on Weber and Benjamin which will take place on Wednesday, May 3rd at 14:00 (CET).
In his critique of modernity, Walter Benjamin had many interlocutors. One of them was Max Weber. In Benjamin’s text Capitalism as Religion written in 1921, he referenced the thesis that Weber developed in 1904 and 1905 in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. He argued that if Weber had demonstrated that capitalism was “a formation conditioned by religion» (2002, p. 288), he intended to understand capitalism “as a religion” .