dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-27T05:55:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-09-27T05:55:51Z | |
dc.date.created | 2019-09-23T16:22:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Schiermer, Bjørn . Weber’s Alternative Theory of Action: Relationalism and Object-Oriented Action in Max Weber’s Work. Archives Europeennes de Sociologie. 2019, 60(2), 239-281 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10852/70565 | |
dc.description.abstract | The present paper aims to unearth the rudiments of an alternative theory of action in Weber. Centring on salient descriptions of scientific practice found in Weber, I argue that one finds so-called “relational” impulses in these instances, which are at odds with the Kantian, subject-centred and dualist perspectives pervading much of Weber’s thought.
The paper consists of two parts. In the first—critical—part, after a short sketch of my relational approach, I cite some well-known “Kantian” passages in Weber’s work and demonstrate their undesirable theoretical and empirical consequences. I investigate Weber’s “official” theory of action and understanding, his concepts of rationality and psychology, and his understanding of technological mediation. In the second—positive—part, I delve into Weber’s understanding of creativity, investigating relational traits in Weber’s descriptions of scientific practice and experience. I then demonstrate how Weber’s late concept of personality is based on relational and object-oriented attitudes. Further, I investigate how the two dimensions of creativity and personality merge in his concept of Sachlichkeit. Finally, I provide certain biographical observations and discuss the conflict between existentialist and relational interpretations of Weber. At the very end of the paper, I discuss some general implications of the relational perspective. | |
dc.language | EN | |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.title | Weber’s Alternative Theory of Action: Relationalism and Object-Oriented Action in Max Weber’s Work | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.creator.author | Schiermer, Bjørn | |
cristin.unitcode | 185,17,7,0 | |
cristin.unitname | Institutt for sosiologi og samfunnsgeografi | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1727973 | |
dc.identifier.bibliographiccitation | info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=Archives Europeennes de Sociologie&rft.volume=60&rft.spage=239&rft.date=2019 | |
dc.identifier.jtitle | Archives Europeennes de Sociologie | |
dc.identifier.volume | 60 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | |
dc.identifier.startpage | 239 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 281 | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003975619000109 | |
dc.identifier.urn | URN:NBN:no-73691 | |
dc.type.document | Tidsskriftartikkel | |
dc.type.peerreviewed | Peer reviewed | |
dc.source.issn | 0003-9756 | |
dc.identifier.fulltext | Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/70565/1/Weber%2BAlternative%2BTheory%2Bof%2BAction%2B%2528EJS%2529.pdf | |
dc.type.version | PublishedVersion | |