Whimster
Biographic Data
| ID | 3855365 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Whimster |
| FAMILY NAME | Whimster |
| SIGNATURE | WHIMSTER |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Weber's use of the ideal type of patrimonialism for Indic rulership
Criticisms of Weber's over-emphasis on Indic civilization in terms of an unchanging Vedic caste order have to be tempered by the contingent role given to political rulerships, which Weber theorizes in term of patrimonialism and the legitimating role of religion in Indic rulerships. The article considers whether the ideal type of patrimonialism is vulnerable to Dipesh Chakrabarty's provincializing Europe critique. The article makes two points: fir…
Issues in translating Weber's writings on economics
It is argued that only a semantic translation of Chapter 2 of Economy and Society can bring out the the train of Weber's thinking as an economist. The existing Henderson and Parsons' translation shifts Weber's economic thinking into a neoclassical mode which fails to bring out sufficiently the nature of economic power and the relation between inequality and the ‘division of labour’. A glossary of key terms is provided at the end
R.H. Tawney, Ernst Troeltsch and Max Weber on Puritanism and Capitalism
The social reform, theological and political backgrounds of R.H. Tawney and Max Weber are compared. These background influences are traced in respect to Religion and the Rise of Capitalism and The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Troeltsch's account of Protestantism and progress is considered. Weber's view of Puritanism and capitalism is considered as particularistic in terms of validity even though modern capitalism would seem to b…
Weber's use of the ideal type of patrimonialism for Indic rulership
Criticisms of Weber's over-emphasis on Indic civilization in terms of an unchanging Vedic caste order have to be tempered by the contingent role given to political rulerships, which Weber theorizes in term of patrimonialism and the legitimating role of religion in Indic rulerships. The article considers whether the ideal type of patrimonialism is vulnerable to Dipesh Chakrabarty's provincializing Europe critique. The article makes two points: fir…
R.H. Tawney, Ernst Troeltsch and Max Weber on Puritanism and Capitalism
The social reform, theological and political backgrounds of R.H. Tawney and Max Weber are compared. These background influences are traced in respect to Religion and the Rise of Capitalism and The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Troeltsch's account of Protestantism and progress is considered. Weber's view of Puritanism and capitalism is considered as particularistic in terms of validity even though modern capitalism would seem to b…
Issues in translating Weber's writings on economics
It is argued that only a semantic translation of Chapter 2 of Economy and Society can bring out the the train of Weber's thinking as an economist. The existing Henderson and Parsons' translation shifts Weber's economic thinking into a neoclassical mode which fails to bring out sufficiently the nature of economic power and the relation between inequality and the ‘division of labour’. A glossary of key terms is provided at the end
Weber's use of the ideal type of patrimonialism for Indic rulership
Criticisms of Weber's over-emphasis on Indic civilization in terms of an unchanging Vedic caste order have to be tempered by the contingent role given to political rulerships, which Weber theorizes in term of patrimonialism and the legitimating role of religion in Indic rulerships. The article considers whether the ideal type of patrimonialism is vulnerable to Dipesh Chakrabarty's provincializing Europe critique. The article makes two points: fir…
Philosophy (3 works) · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory (3 works) · Capitalism (2 works) · Critical Theory and Philosophy (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Religious studies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)