Introduction: 'Science as a Vocation' as a Spiritual Exercise
| Autor: | Paul du Gay, José Ossandón |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
sociology of academic life value free weber spiritual exercise Social Sciences Sociology (General) HM401-1281 |
| Zdroj: | Sociologica, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 117-124 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1971-8853 |
| DOI: | 10.6092/issn.1971-8853/8431 |
| Popis: | This brief essay is an invitation to today’s sociologists to go back to Weber’s "Science as a Vocation" with Keith Tribe and Ian Hunter as guides. We highlight two main aspects of their readings. First, "Science as a Vocation" appears as an exemplary exercise on the sociology of academic life. Weber’s lecture is not only a diagnosis of the conditions of the early Twentieth century scientist. It formulates also a set of key questions that could guide the sociological diagnostic of the conditions of social research in contemporary universities. Second, "Science as a Vocation" is Weber’s spiritual exercise. It could be read as providing a stance that sociologists should follow in order to live up to the demands of their academic office. |
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