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Unit-18: Max Weber: Intellectual Background

about America was democracy and beurocracy. Weber has also presented a scientific description of notes
democracy and beurocracy.
When max Weber returned from Germany and came to Heidelberg, he started his writing work. In
1908, he investigated the professional psychology of the grandfather’s Patson Factory of Westphalia.
In 1928, max Weber was engaged in establishing a psychological society. In the First World War, at
the age of 50 years, he led his soldiery. He came back to Heidelberg in 1916 and he spent the summer
vacation of 1917 in the house of his wife at Westphalia.
In 1918, max Weber had gone to Vienna University for the summer session. In this year only his
political thoughts got converted into republic. In the mid of summers he fell sick. In the last stage of
sickness doctor diagnosed him with a difficult pneumonia. He died in June 1920. As much business
was there in the life of Max Weber, that much was not there in the life of other sociologists. Despite
of undergoing difficult situations also he rendered new thoughts in sociological literature, which are
considered very important in the history of sociology.

self assessment

fill in the blanks—
1. When _________ returned from Germany and came to Heidelberg, he started his writing
work.
2. In 1918, Max Weber had gone to Vienna ________ for the summer session.
3. Despite of undergoing difficult ________ also he rendered new thoughts in sociological
literature.

important Works of max Weber

In each country, whatever sociological and natural atmosphere is there, it influences the people who
live there. Most of the life of Max Weber was spent in France. There only, French language touched
his life. He has written his books in German only, but all his books have been translated in English
and other languages. Main sociological books written by him as mentioned below:
1. Essay on sociology
2. The protestant ethics and spirit of capitalism
3. The theory of economics and social organisation
4. General economic theory.
5. The city
6. The Hindu social system
7. The religion of china
8. Ancient Indians
9. Methodology of social science

18.2 Influence on Weber’s Thinking

Person cannot separate himself from the circumstances. These circumstances, from time to time,
influence a person in useful and useless ways. Those main people and circumstances that influenced
Weber’s thinking, from them the important are below mentioned:
1. family conditions- A child receive his first influence and enculturation from his parents. Weber’s
thoughts were most strongly influenced by the members of his family. Weber’s father was an expert

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