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This article establishes the centrality of the erotic sphere in Weber's 'Intermediate Reflection' essay ( Zwischenbetrachtung), which itself is central to Weber's analysis of the conflict between the world of religion and the social orders of society. An initial similarity is drawn between Foucault's analysis of the sexual, prior to its elaboration as a discourse, and Weber's treatment of the naive naturalism of the sexual. Foucault's technique of self offers one way of handling the tension between the realm of the private and the external social world, whereas Weber offers an intensification of the erotic as an escape from the sobriety ( Sachlichkeit) of the professional and occupational specialist ( Berufsmensch). A comparison of the different versions of the 'Intermediate Reflection' essay indicates the degree to which Weber wrote his own biographical experiences into the academic text.

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