Elements of Max Weber’s model of rationalization in the political analysis of Maruyama Masao

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ID19233495
AuthorsTobias Weiß (0000-0003-1056-5614, Institut für Japanologie , Universität Heidelberg , Voßstraße 2 , 69115 Heidelberg , Germany, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume75
Issue1
Pages255-293
Publication date2021-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsiatische Studien – Études Asiatiques (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-4717 • E-ISSN: 2235-5871
PublisherDe Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/asia-2019-0034
OpenAlexW3164135386
LanguageEN
References cited14

Maruyama Masao was one of the most influential political theorists and social scientists in postwar Japan. Many of his works were translated into other languages and his theories are still often discussed in fields like the history of ideas and in political science. In this paper, some theoretical elements in Maruyama’s work borrowed from Max Weber’s sociology of religion, notably his theory of ethical development and its relation to the sociology of law and the political sociology are scrutinized. Reconstructing these links enables us to better understand Maruyama’s theoretical approach. For this purpose, first, Weber’s model of ethical development is explicated, and, second, its influence in three of Maruyama’s influential texts are highlighted

Economics · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Rationalization (economics) · Relation (database) · Social science · Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Political Theology and Sovereignty · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious Education and Schools

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