Was Max Weber a Nietzschean? By Octavio Majul (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Does this question, formulated in this way, even make any sense? Under what concept of Nietzscheanism would we make such an evaluation? From our interpretation of Nietzsche’s work and its respective affinity with that of Max Weber? From the multiple and different readings of Nietzsche that … Leer más
Álvaro Morcillo-Laiz Germany – Free University of Berlin Research area: historical sociology, international political sociology, transnational actors and philanthropy, history of social sciences, Max Weber’s political writings, Weber’s early reception in Germany and the Americas, Herrschaft. My current concern with Weber has two aims: one is to explore the possibilities of the concept of domination … Leer más
After the talk – Weber and methodology 13/12/2021 On November 19th we had our first online event on the topic “Weber and methodology”, with guests Erik Jansson Boström and Hans Henrik Bruun. On this occasion, we want to share some thoughts that came up among our colleagues during and after that interesting afternoon. The discussion … Leer más
WSN EVENT #1 | WEBER and METHODOLOGY w. Erik Jansson Boström and Hans Henrik Bruun Mediator: Victor Strazzeri Erik Jansson Boström works at the Department of Philosophy at Uppsala University (Sweden). His research area focuses mainly on the ideal type and its foundations. In May 2020 he finished his thesis dissertation: Max Weber and the necessity of ideal types [Max Weber och idealtypernas nödvändighet]. … Leer más
Online seminar on Max Weber (in French) – 2nd Session 15/11/2021 An international symposium on Max Weber (“Penser les sociétés et les pouvoirs avec Max Weber : vers une “science de la réalité” (Wirklichkeitswissenschaft”), organized by Félix Blanc, Raphaëlle Laignoux, Victor Strazzeri and Francisco Roa Bastos) will be held next year at the Centre Culturel International … Leer más
Yannis Ktenas Greece – Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (Athens) Research area: Political Philosophy, Social Theory, Methodology of Social Sciences ‘I first met Max Weber through the writings of the Greek-French philosopher Cornelius Castoriadis, whom I’ve been studying for years. Fascinated by the rigor of Weber’s way of thinking and the significance he … Leer más
Online discussion: Weber and methodology 1/11/2021 We are very happy to announce the first online event of WSN, which will take place on Friday, November 19th at 18:00 (CET – GMT+1). On this occasion, Erik Jansson Boström and Hans Henrik Bruun will continue the discussion on Weber and methodology with Victor Strazzeri as mediator. Erik Jansson Boström works at the Department of Philosophy at Uppsala University … Leer más
Online seminar on Max Weber (in French) 8/10/2021 An international symposium on Max Weber (“Penser les sociétés et les pouvoirs avec Max Weber : vers une “science de la réalité” (Wirklichkeitswissenschaft”), organized by Félix Blanc, Raphaëlle Laignoux, Victor Strazzeri and Francisco Roa Bastos) will be held next year at the Centre Culturel International de Cerisy (Normandy, … Leer más
Francisco Roa Bastos France – University of Strasbourg Research area: European studies, party politics, democracy and political theory, Weber’s political sociology, epistemology of social sciences. ‘I first became (really) interested in Max Weber’s work during my Ph.D. in political science, while studying the issue of the legitimation of political systems (with an early focus on the … Leer más