Max Weber and Postmodern Theory

Max Weber and Postmodern Theory
Author: N. Gane
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2002-04-09
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0230502512

This book explores the contemporary nature of Max Weber's work by looking in detail at his key concepts of rationalization and disenchantment. Thematic parallels are drawn between Weber's rationalization thesis and the critiques of contemporary culture developed by Jean-Francois Lyotard, Michel Foucault and Jean Baudrillard. It is suggested that these three 'postmoden' thinkers develop and respond to Weber's analysis of modernity by pursuing radical strategies of affirmation and re-enchantment. Examining the work of these three key thinkers in this way casts new light both on postmodern theory and on Weber's sociology of rationalization.

Max Weber and Postmodern Theory

Max Weber and Postmodern Theory
Author: Nicholas Gane
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2002
Genre: Civilization, Modern
ISBN: 9786610425129

This book explores thematic parallels between Max Weber's theory of the rationalization and disenchantment of the modern work and the critiques of contemporary culture developed by Lyotard, Foucault and Baudrillard. It is suggested that these three theorists, associated with poststructuralism and postmodernism, respond to Weber's account of the rise, nature and trajectory of modern culture by pursuing highly imaginative and coherent strategies of affirmation and re-enchantment.; Examining the work of these three key thinkers in this way casts new light on Weber's sociology of rationalization and his theory of the crisis of modernity. It also specifies the nature of transgressive critiques of modern culture and their strengths and weaknesses.

Metamodernism

Metamodernism
Author: Jason Ananda Josephson Storm
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2021-07-20
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 022678665X

Opening -- Part I. Metarealism. How the real world became a fable, or, The realities of social construction -- Part II. Process social ontology. Concepts in disintegration & strategies for demolition ; Process social ontology ; Social kinds -- Part III. Hylosemiotics. Hylosemiotics : the discourse of things -- Part IV. Knowledge and value. Zetetic knowledge ; The revaluation of values -- Conclusion : becoming metamodern.

Theories of Modernity and Postmodernity

Theories of Modernity and Postmodernity
Author: Bryan S. Turner
Publisher: Sage Publications Limited
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1990
Genre: History
ISBN:

This book encapsulates the recent debate on the concepts of modernity and postmodernity. Arguments over modernism and its aftermath are traced to their origins in art, architecture and literature. The authors then focus on the contribution of sociology to this cultural dispute through the theories of Weber, Simmel, Habermas, Lyotard and Baudrillard. Throughout, Theories of Modernity and Postmodernity demonstrates the connections between traditional problems of sociological theory and the contemporary debate around modernity.

The Postmodern Condition

The Postmodern Condition
Author: Jean-François Lyotard
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 142
Release: 1984
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780816611737

In this book it explores science and technology, makes connections between these epistemic, cultural, and political trends, and develops profound insights into the nature of our postmodernity.

Sociology of Postmodernism

Sociology of Postmodernism
Author: Dr Scott Lash
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2014-01-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317858522

First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Postmodern Significance of Max Weber’s Legacy: Disenchanting Disenchantment

The Postmodern Significance of Max Weber’s Legacy: Disenchanting Disenchantment
Author: B. Koshul
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2005-03-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1403978875

One of Max Weber's contemporaries described him as 'a child of the Enlightenment born too late' whose work is a 'vitriolic attack on religion'. Subsequent Weber scholarship has largely affirmed this valuation of Weber and characterized his scholarship as a manifestation of the very disenchantment that Weber describes. In The Postmodern Significance of Max Weber's Legacy , Basit Koshul challenges this idea by showing Weber to be a postmodern thinker far ahead of his time.

Key Ideas in Sociology

Key Ideas in Sociology
Author: Peter Kivisto
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2010-05-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1483343332

Demonstrates the evolution of ideas developed by theorists over time and links classical sociological theory to today’s world Key Ideas in Sociology, Third Edition, is the only undergraduate text to link today’s issues to the ideas and individuals of the era of classical sociological thought. Compact and affordable, this book provides an overview of how sociological theories have helped sociologists understand modern societies and human relations. It also describes the continual evolution of these theories in response to social change. Providing students with the opportunity to read from primary texts, this valuable supplement presents theories as interpretive tools, useful for understanding a multifaceted, ever-shifting social world. Emphasis is given to the working world, to the roles and responsibilities of citizenship, and to social relationships. A concluding chapter addresses globalization and its challenges. Contributor to the SAGE Teaching Innovations and Professional Development Award

From Post-Industrial to Post-Modern Society

From Post-Industrial to Post-Modern Society
Author: Krishan Kumar
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 253
Release: 1995-10-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780631185598

This lucid and insightful study of a crucial area of current debate covers the three theories of contemporary change: the information society, post-Fordism and postmodernity.

Max Weber and Contemporary Capitalism

Max Weber and Contemporary Capitalism
Author: N. Gane
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2012-09-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137271183

This book explores the uses and limits of Max Weber's work for thinking sociologically about capitalism today. The books argues that through Weber, a network of concepts can be developed that can frame a sociological analysis of the present.