Max Weber Quotes on Life
Max Weber was a German sociologist, jurist, and political economist, one of the founders of modern social science. This page collects quotes attributed to Max Weber on the topic of life, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Max Weber:
“The Puritan wanted to work in a calling; we are forced to do so.”
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“What interests us here is the assimilative power of the Hindu life order due to its legitimation of social rank.”
Religion of India(1916) | p. 20 -
“The ultimately possible attitudes toward life are irreconcilable, and hence their struggle can never be brought to a final conclusion.”
From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology(1946) | p. 152 (in 2009 edition) -
“Academic life is a mad hazard. If the young scholar asks for my advice with regard to habilitation, the responsibility of encouraging him can hardly be borne. If he is a Jew, of course one says lasciate ogni speranza ("abandon all hope").”
"Science as a Vocation" (1917)