Science as a Vocation (book)

Science as a Vocation (Wissenschaft als Berufung) is an essay written 1922 by Maximilian Weber, a German economist and sociologist. The original edition was published in German, but various translations to English exist.

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Analytical Contents of "Science as a Vocation"

Material Condition of Scientist

German and the United States

Academic Expectation

State-capitalization of Academy

Academic Selection

Scholar and Teacher

Inward Calling

Qualification to Vocation

* Specialization * Enthusiasm * Inspiration Nature of Idea

Individual Personality

Science vs. Art

Meaning of Scientific Progress

* Intellectualization * Elimination of Magic Meaning of Death

History of Science

* Discovery of Concept * Rational Experiment Limitation of Science

Presupposition of Science

* Medicine * Aesthetic * Jurisprudence * Culture Asceticism from Value-Judgement

Task of Teacher

* Know Undesirable Fact * Various Value Positions Resist Evil or Not

Test of Everyday Life

American Boy

Lecturer vs. Leader

Contribution of Science

* Controlling Life * Method of Thinking * Clarity Problem of Value

Irreconcilable Value-Struggle

Value of Science

What Shall We Do

Theology

Sacrifice of Intellect

Fate of the Time

Demand of the Day

See also

Sociology - Wiki entry on sociology
Science - Wiki entry on science

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