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Weber's influence in Weimar Germany
Author(s) -
Factor Regis A.,
Turner Stephen P.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the history of the behavioral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1520-6696
pISSN - 0022-5061
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6696(198204)18:2<147::aid-jhbs2300180204>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - weimar republic , sociology , epistemology , sociological research , social science , philosophy , law , political science , politics
The thesis that Weber was without influence in Weimar Germany is examined. It is shown that in contemporary published assessments and in private statements in interviews contemporary sociologists regarded him as important. The many dissertations on Weber and the enormous secondary literature are noted. This literature, which was contributed by some of the best minds of the day, included both the philosophical and sociological aspects of Weber's work. It is concluded that the thesis that Weber was without influence is false.