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Max Weber’s Conception of “Rationalization” and the 21st Century 马克思·韦伯的“理性化”概念与21世纪

The Contemporary Relevance of a Classic: Max Weber in the 21st Century Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.17323/1728-192x-2019-2-16-27

W. Outhwaite

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Max Weber and the Great War: Personal Opinions and Essays as Historical Sociology 马克斯·韦伯与第一次世界大战:作为历史社会学的个人观点和论文

The Contemporary Relevance of a Classic: Max Weber in the 21st Century Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.17323/1728-192x-2019-2-138-145

N. Golovin

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Max Weber’s Theory of Causality: An Examination on the Resistance to Post-Truth 马克斯·韦伯的因果理论:对后真理的抵制考察

The Contemporary Relevance of a Classic: Max Weber in the 21st Century Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.17323/1728-192X-2019-2-41-61

K. Gaaze

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