Economy and Society
by Max Weber · first published 1978
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An Outline of Interpretive Sociology is a book by political economist and sociologist Max Weber, published posthumously in Germany by his wife Marianne. Alongside The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, it is considered to be one of Weber's most important works
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…the men to use them makes the rules. The good old monopoly of violence. Too bad Max Weber is not in the public discussion as much as he should be, he “guessed” a lot of things too damned right in his “Economy and Society”, imho it is the defining book of our modern society, with Marx’s “Capital” a close second.
on “Facebook tax court trial begins over Ireland offshore deal” ↗…from time to time in the world, and even now. The state's claim is to legitimacy. A capricious exercise would be an abrogation of legitimacy Weber, Max (1978). Roth, Guenther; Wittich, Claus (eds.). Economy and Society. Berkeley: U. California Press. p. 54. <https://archive.org/details/economysociety00webe/page/54/mod...> The "monopoly on violence" or "monopoly on force" short-hands are a much more recent emergence,…
on “French govt. says users of uBlock Origin, Signal etc. are potential terrorists” ↗…and he's one of the most read constitutional law writers in the last century. Not sure if Max Weber would have done the same, most probably not (he was really versed in English constitutional law, his "Economy and Society" has lots of quotes to Maitland's "History of English Law"), but he didn't strike me as a fervent supporter of democracy rights either. And there was also the definite jump made by Heidegger, not exactly…
on “Will the US experience a violent upheaval in 2020? (2012)” ↗…until recently I had only known of most of max Max Weber's thoughts through the books written by other thinkers (I had only read his "Protestant Ethic" about 10 years ago) but as I'm about to finish his "Economy and Society" [1] I more and more realize that we live in a Max Weber world, we have been doing so since the advent of capitalism (I'd say since the early 1400s by which time the Italian city states had "invented"…
on “Against Disenchantment” ↗…which case it becomes, by definition the State. The state's claim is to legitimacy. A capricious exercise would be an abrogation of legitimacy Weber, Max (1978). Roth, Guenther; Wittich, Claus (eds.). Economy and Society. Berkeley: U. California P. p. 54. <https://archive.org/details/economysociety00webe/page/54/mod...> There's an excellent explanation of the common misunderstanding in this episode of the Talking Politics…
on “US border forces are seizing Americans' phone data and storing it for 15 years” ↗Weber, Max (1978). Roth, Guenther; Wittich, Claus (eds.). Economy and Society. Berkeley: U. California P. p. 54. https://archive.org/details/economysociety00webe/page/54/mod...
on “Will Digital Technologies Kill the Nation State?” ↗…which case it becomes, by definition the State. The state's claim is to legitimacy. A capricious exercise would be an abrogation of legitimacy Weber, Max (1978). Roth, Guenther; Wittich, Claus (eds.). Economy and Society. Berkeley: U. California P. p. 54. https://archive.org/details/economysociety00webe/page/54/mod... There's an excellent explanation of the common misunderstanding in this episode of the Talking Politics…
on “9,000-pound electric Hummer shows we can’t ignore efficiency of EVs” ↗…which case it becomes, by definition the State. The state's claim is to legitimacy. A capricious exercise would be an abrogation of legitimacy Weber, Max (1978). Roth, Guenther; Wittich, Claus (eds.). Economy and Society. Berkeley: U. California P. p. 54. <https://archive.org/details/economysociety00webe/page/54/mod...> There's an excellent explanation of the common misunderstanding in this episode of the Talking Politics…
on “Philly pays $30K to two 'courtesy' tow victims, but class-action suit continues” ↗…which case it becomes, by definition the State. The state's claim is to legitimacy. A capricious exercise would be an abrogation of legitimacy Weber, Max (1978). Roth, Guenther; Wittich, Claus (eds.). Economy and Society. Berkeley: U. California P. p. 54. <https://archive.org/details/economysociety00webe/page/54/mod...> There's an excellent explanation of the common misunderstanding in this episode of the Talking Politics…
on “Privacy vs. “I have nothing to hide” (2019)” ↗…which case it becomes, by definition The State. The state's claim is to legitimacy. A capricious exercise would be an abrogation of legitimacy Weber, Max (1978). Roth, Guenther; Wittich, Claus (eds.). Economy and Society. Berkeley: U. California Press. p. 54. <https://archive.org/details/economysociety00webe/page/54/mod...> There's an excellent explanation of the common misunderstanding in this episode of the Talking…
on “A small town that saved its only grocery store by buying it” ↗…which case it becomes, by definition The State. The state's claim is to legitimacy. A capricious exercise would be an abrogation of legitimacy Weber, Max (1978). Roth, Guenther; Wittich, Claus (eds.). Economy and Society. Berkeley: U. California Press. p. 54. <https://archive.org/details/economysociety00webe/page/54/mod...> There's an excellent explanation of the common misunderstanding in this episode of the Talking…
on “FBI misled judge who signed warrant for seizure of $86M in cash” ↗…which case it becomes, by definition The State. The state's claim is to legitimacy. A capricious exercise would be an abrogation of legitimacy Weber, Max (1978). Roth, Guenther; Wittich, Claus (eds.). Economy and Society. Berkeley: U. California Press. p. 54. <https://archive.org/details/economysociety00webe/page/54/mod...> There's an excellent explanation of the common misunderstanding in this episode of the Talking…
on “Princeton lab simulates nuclear war (2019)” ↗…misquoted and mis-construed doesn't hold that government has a monopoly on force, but that it has the monopoly to the legitimate claim on same. Weber, Max (1978). Roth, Guenther; Wittich, Claus (eds.). Economy and Society. Berkeley: U. California Press. p. 54. <https://archive.org/details/economysociety00webe/page/54/mod...> Yes, limit government, and ensure that it is lawful and legitimate (as opposed to capricious…
on “A quick and sobering guide to cloning yourself” ↗…which case it becomes, by definition The State. The state's claim is to legitimacy. A capricious exercise would be an abrogation of legitimacy Weber, Max (1978). Roth, Guenther; Wittich, Claus (eds.). Economy and Society. Berkeley: U. California Press. p. 54. <https://archive.org/details/economysociety00webe/page/54/mod...> There's an excellent explanation of the common misunderstanding in this episode of the Talking…
on “Doing Laundry on Campus Without a Phone” ↗…which case it becomes, by definition The State. The state's claim is to legitimacy. A capricious exercise would be an abrogation of legitimacy Weber, Max (1978). Roth, Guenther; Wittich, Claus (eds.). Economy and Society. Berkeley: U. California Press. p. 54. <https://archive.org/details/economysociety00webe/page/54/mod...> There's an excellent explanation of the common misunderstanding in this episode of the Talking…