Chunjie Zhang USA – University of California, Davis Research area: Empire and coloniality, cosmopolitanism, transculturality; Eighteenth-Century Studies; Modernist Studies; Asian-European Studies; Refugee and Migration Studies; Drama, travel narrative, and neuroplasticity. ‘Weber’s vision of an alternative rationalism and his open-mindedness toward non-European cultures are still highly relevant today. Weber’s study of world religions provides valuable insights into … Leer más
WSN EVENT #4 | Max Weber’s Concept of ORDNUNG w. Andrea Salvatore Cerfeda and Prof. Andreas Anter Mediator: Yannis Ktenas Andrea Salvatore Cerfeda, who is currently working on his PhD in philosophy in Florence, elaborates on the central, though often overlooked Weberian concept of ‘order’ [Ordnung]. Prof. Andreas Anter, an expert discussant shares his view … Leer más
Costas Polyzos Greece – Department of Sociology, University of Athens Research area: Social theory, Weberian sociology of religion, Weberian methodology, history and sociology of the Greek Orthodox Church, sociology of the state. I was introduced to Max Weber during my bachelor studies in sociology, as part of the standard curriculum on the sociology classics, but … Leer más
Interview with Stephen Turner: Part V. Regis factor and the catholic political thought.
Max Weber and the Legitimate Order Theory by Andrea S. Cerfeda
In what follows, I will try to briefly sketch out a possible direction for the analysis of some crucial social and political aspects of the coronavirus pandemic. It seems to me that this direction – Weberian in its inspiration, to the extent that it focuses on the various ever-conflicting values which inspire social action – can be proven fruitful and help us reach at a better understanding of this recent momentous phenomenon.
Interview with Stephen Turner: Part IV Stephen P. Turner (University of South Florida) is a Weber scholar and social theorist. He is also a member of the so-called “disobedient generation,” which left graduated programs and incorporated to US faculties in the years after the 1968 student movement. Departing from his own personal experience, in this interview … Leer más
We are very happy to announce our first online event of 2023, which will take place on Friday, April 14th at 18:00 (CET).
Andreas Anter Germany – University of Erfurt, Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences Research area: State Theory and State Practice; Constitutional Politics; Political Theory; Max Weber’s Work and Contemporary Context. ‘Weber’s work has lost little of its appeal and validity, even though Weber’s era seems infinitely remote from today. As Ralf Dahrendorf has noted, modern Weberians … Leer más
Andrea Salvatore Cerfeda Italy – Universities of Turin and Florence. Research area: Political and social philosophy; anthropology; theory of modernity; institutional theory. ‘Studying Weber for me means primarily drawing from an extremely complex conceptual reservoir that still holds analytical and hermeneutic potential today. Therefore, the study of Weber, from my point of view, is not … Leer más