Max Weber
At a glance:
- Series: World Philosophers and Their Works
- Categories: Social Science
- Subcategories: Sociology, Sociologists
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, 19th Century European History, German History
Article abstract: A German social scientist and theorist widely acclaimed as the “father of sociology,” Weber is best known for his thesis of the Protestant ethic, which links the psychological effects of Calvinism with the development of modern capitalism.
Early Life
Max Weber was the first child of Max and Helen Fallenstein Weber. His father was a prominent lawyer and aspiring politician whose family had attained considerable wealth in the German linen industry. An ardent monarchist and Bismarckian within the German Reichstag, the elder Weber was...
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