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Alfred Weber (born July 30 1868 in Erfurt - died May 2 1958 in Heidelberg) German economist, sociologist and theoretician of culture.From 1907 to 1933 he was a professor at the University of Heidelberg until his dismissal following criticism of hitlerism. He was reinstated in 1945Events January January 5 The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. January 12 World War II: and continued in the role until 1958.
Alfred Weber was a brother of Max WeberThis article is about the economist and sociologist. For the Swiss Federal Councilor, see Max Weber (politician); for the American cubist painter, see Max Weber (artist). Maximilian Weber ( April 21, 1864 June 14, 1920) was a German economist and sociolog, an even more influential sociologist.
Weber supported reintroducing theoryIn mathematics, a theory is a set of statements closed under logical implication. In mathematical logic, "theory" is the term for a set of well-formed formulae consisting of certain axioms and all theorems provable from said axioms. Godel's incompleteness and causal models to the field of economyEconomics is the social science studying how society uses its limited resources to meet desires and wants. Put otherwise, economics studies what, how and for whom society produces. This involves analyzing the production, distribution and consumption of go in addition to historical analysis . In that field his achievements involve the work on early models of industrial location .
He lived during the period when sociology became a separate field of science. Weber maintained a commitment to the " philosophy of historyThe philosophy of history asks at least these questions what is the proper unit for the study of the human past? the individual, the city or sovereign territory, the civilization, or nothing less than the whole of the species?; what broad patterns can we" traditionA tradition is a story or a custom that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation, originally without the need for a writing system. Tools to aid this process include poetic devices such as rhyme and alliteration. The stories thus preservs. To that field, he has contributed theories for analyzing social changeSocial change refers to acts of advocacy for the cause of changing society in a positive way. The term has significance to the study of history, economies and politics, and includes topics such as the success or failure of different political systems, glo in Western civilization as a confluence of civilization (intellectual and technological), social processes (organizations) and culture (art, religion, and philosophy). He has conducted empirical and historical analyses of the growth and geographical distribution of cities and capitalism.
Weber lived in Nazi Germany during the Second World War, but was a leader in intellectual resistance . After 1945 his writings and teaching was influential both in and out of academic circles in promoting a philosophical and political recovery for the German people.
1 List of works
- History of Philosophy 1908
- Über den Standort der Industrie (Theory of the Location of Industries) 1909
- Ideen zur Staats - und Kultursoziologie ( 1927)
- Kulturgeschichte als Kultursoziologie ( 1935)
- Farewell to European History... ( 1947)
- Einführung in die Soziologie ( 1955)
