Postmodern Significance of Max Weber's Legacy

by Basit Bilal Koshul

Overview

Koshul (religion, Concordia College) presents Weber as a postmodern thinker born too early rather than an Enlightenment thinker born too late, especially in his work on religion and science. Koshul believes Weber's work should not be taken simply as a study in the sociology of culture or of a methodology of the social sciences but instead should receive an integrated and relational reading to find new insights. He begins with a reading of Weber on the religion vs. science debate, then shows how Weber's thought on the fact/value and subject/object dichotomies and other issues shows how far Weber actually advanced toward postmodernism. Koshul closes with commentary on the progress of Weber scholarship itself from disenchantment to self-awareness. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230254299
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	03/02/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	344 KB

About the Author

Basit Bilal Koshul is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion at Concordia College.

Table of Contents

Introduction PART I: THE DISENCHANTMENT OF THE WORLD AND THE RELIGION/SCIENCE DIVIDE: AN ENLIGHTENMENT READING OF WEBER Disenchantment as the Fate of Our Times The Effects of Disenchantment on Practical Rationalization The Effects of Disenchantment on Theoretical Rationalization Religion and Science in Disenchanted Times: An Interpretation of Weber PART II: BEYOND THE ENLIGHTENMENT: WEBER ON FAITH AND SCIENCE IN A DISENCHANTED AGE The Dimension of Faith in Science The Empirical Dimension of Faith Weber the Person on Religion and Science PART III: THE VALUE OF SCIENCE IN A DISENCHANTED AGE: BRIDGING THE FACT/VALUE DICHOTOMY Science: A Uniquely Modern Way of Knowing Practical Rationalization and the Value of Science Meaning and Knowledge: Bridging the Fact/Value Dichotomy PART IV: THE CONCTITUTIVE COMPONENTS OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY: BRIDGING THE SUBJECT/OBJECT DICHOTOMY The Methodenstreit: The Issues and Parties A Logical Flaw in the Methodenstreit Imputation and Ideal Type: Bridging the Subject/Object Dichotomy PART V: DISENCHANTING DISENCHANTMENT: THE POSTMODERN SIGNIFICANCE OF WEBER'S WORK The Relational Character of Weber's Methodology: Some Recent Valuations Two Possibilities of Progress: Disenchantment and Self-Awareness The 'Progress' of Weber Scholarship: From Disenchantment to Self-Awareness Weber and the Disenchanting of Disenchantment