# Max Weber
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Maximilian Karl Emil Weber (; German: [ˈveːbɐ]; 21 April 1864 – 14 June 1920) was a German sociologist, historian, jurist and political economist, who is regarded as among the most important theorists of the development of modern Western society. His ideas profoundly influence social theory and research. While Weber did not see himself as a sociologist, he is recognized as one of the fathers of sociology, along with Karl Marx and Émile Durkheim.
Episode 2035: KEEN ON AMERICA featuring Christopher Schroeder
Part of the purpose of our new KEEN ON AMERICA series is to (re)discover what it means to be an American. Many of the wisest observers of American life - from De Tocqueville in the 19th Century to Max Weber and Alistair Cooke in the 20th - saw the uniqueness of the American character in its can-do …
The Theory of the Leisure Class: Examining Societal Wealth and Social Hierarchies
Chapter 1:what is The Theory Of The Leisure Class book about
The Theory of the Leisure Class, written by Thorstein Veblen and published in 1899, is a sociological analysis of the economic structure and division of labor in society. Veblen critiques the prevailing capitalist system of his time and…
S03E31 - The Myth of Disenchantment
In this episode we talk with professor Jason Josephson-Storm about the concept of Disenchantment, why it's an important and influential concept, and why it is also a pervasive myth.
The Dialectic of Enlightenment by Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno
Max Weber
The Golden Bough by James Frazer
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Paul Reitter and Chad Wellmon, "Permanent Crisis: The Humanities in a Disenchanted Age" (U Chicago Press, 2021)
The humanities, considered by many as irrelevant for modern careers and hopelessly devoid of funding, seem to be in a perpetual state of crisis, at the mercy of modernizing and technological forces that are driving universities towards academic pursuits that pull in grant money and direct students …
The Master Guides: The Global Wealth Gap Shortform
The Master Guide series is an original Shortform exclusive. We integrate the advice from every major book on a topic into a single, authoritative guide.
Why are some nations poor while others are rich? Is it the result of factors and circumstances determined long ago, or of contemporary political a…
The Rationalization of Society: Max Weber on Modern Bureaucracy
In this episode we are getting serious. We are going to talk about Max Weber's theory of bureaucracy and we are going to find out why bureaucracy is one of the most important rationalizing forces in the rationalized society. And please be careful, you might even learn something about the his…
Jacqui Frost on Max Weber
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Jacqui Frost, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Purdue University and Faculty Research Fellow in the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice University and a Center Affiliate in the Center for the Study of Religion and Society at University of Notre Dame.
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Decoding The Trump Conviction, Ukraine, Israel, Science, Liberalism, Academy (6-2-24)
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The Axis of Chaos, with Matt Pottinger, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBhL1kV1EeQ
Prof. John Mea…
Decoding The Trump Conviction, Ukraine, Israel, Science, Liberalism, Academy Part Three (6-2-24)
01:00 My livestream keeps getting shutting down after I make a point about politicians and public officials lying
03:00 The Axis of Chaos, with Matt Pottinger, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBhL1kV1EeQ
11:45 Israel enters Rafah
15:00 How do RW academics make it? Should they diversify to podcasts?…
Decoding the Reactions to the Trump Conviction (6-3-24)
01:00 Young men looking for a fight
05:00 One moron destroys the public space
08:00 Caitlin Clark getting pounded by the lesbian WNBA
17:45 Why is the left more effective than the right?
21:30 ‘War will break out’ | Alan Dershowitz reacts to Trump’s felony
23:30 Pride month in the U.S. military
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