Closing Remarks: Notes on Weber and Characterology. Reading “Science as a Vocation” with Hunter and Tribe by Paul du Gay

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Science as a vocation. On the occation of the 85th anniversary of birth of Professor M. A. Kormilitsyna by Baikulova, Alla Nikolayevna, Degaltseva, Anna V.

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Le sociologue et le prophète. Weber et le destin des modernes by Bruno Karsenti

“…More precisely, as Max Weber’s work shows, it can be approached in the context of a comparative sociology of religions, a dimension well brought to light by the opposition between a corrupted figure of the prophet – the « chair prophet » –, and that of the scientist endowed with well-established professional ethics – an opposition central to his 1917 conference Science as a Vocation. In that regard, Weber’s text is viewed in a critical way, as this paper shows that, far from abandoning all reference to religion in a secularized context, Weber’s thinking eventually redefines what it may mean for social scientists in the Modern era, if however they are able to measure up to its singular fate.…”
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Economic advice as a vocation: symbioses of scientific and political authority by Davies, W

“…Max Weber’s concept of a ‘vocation’ is adopted to explore this tension, and his two lectures, ‘Science as a Vocation’ and ‘Politics as a Vocation’ are read side by side, to consider this core dilemma of academic policy advisors.…”

Gender Stereotypes Make Women Invisible: The Presence of Female Scientists in the Media by Maider Eizmendi-Iraola, Simón Peña-Fernández

“…Scientific institutions and governmental authorities have launched initiatives to promote science as a vocation among women. Within this context, the effort made by the media in disseminating role models is of vital importance. …”
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La vocation du prince protestant by Naïma Ghermani

“…Their conceptual orientation is founded on a linguistic change, as noted by the sociologist Max Weber in his two most important works, Science as a vocation and, even more, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. …”
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Max Weber and postmodern theory by Gane, Nicholas B.

“…Second, it exan-dnes the forms of resistance to rationalisation which are advanced by Weber in his lectures 'Science as a Vocation' and 'Politics as a Vocation', focusing on his attempt to place limits on the uses of instrumental rationalism and thereby protect the realm of ultimate values from further disenchantment. …”
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