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The meaning of rationality
pp. 115-134
Abstract
In this chapter I shall consider the scope of the idea which was the frame, burden and resource for the whole of Weber's thought. I will do this by drawing upon those references to it which are incidental and non-technical in his writing, where he is drawing upon the long tradition of Western rationalism in a quite unproblematical manner. The next chapter will turn to his specific technical usage of rationality in the context of the formation of social scientific concepts.
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Albrow Martin (1990) Max Weber's construction of social theory. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
Pages: 115-134
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-20879-1_8
Full citation:
Albrow Martin (1990) The meaning of rationality, In: Max Weber's construction of social theory, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 115–134.