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Romance and reason : ontological and social sources of alienation in the writings of Max Weber /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Koch, Andrew M., 1953-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2006]
Subjects:
Weber, Max, > 1864-1920 > Criticism and interpretation.
Alienation (Social psychology)
Alienation (Philosophy)
Social epistemology.
Ontology > Social aspects.
Rationalism.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Max Weber and alienation
  • The historical roots of Weber's view of alienation
  • Max Weber's methodology : the limits of human knowledge
  • Max Weber's ontology : the limits of the individual
  • Rationality and the roots of social alienation
  • Rationality and capitalism
  • Bureaucracy and formal rationality
  • Conclusions regarding Weber, alienation, and human subjectivity.