WHY IS WEBER A TRAGIC THINKER?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/rcn.v3i2.13016

Keywords:

Max Weber. Trágico. Filosofia. Política. Poder.

Abstract

Max Weber is one of the leading names in modern sociology. An economist, sociologist and philosopher, the German theoretician conducted several studies in comparative history and was one of the most influential authors to study capitalism, bureaucracy and religion. The erudition and the colossal amount of knowledge he produced reveal the sharpness and rare grasping ability of his mind. This essay addresses the author's tragic view of politics and considers him an exponent of tragic thinking. Weber appropriated the works of Nietzsche and Simmel to reveal the inevitability of conflict, the paradoxes, dilemmas, tensions, the power of the imponderable, and the inescapable oscillation between the desirable and the possible within the realm of politics. We consider that this essay contributes by revisiting and rethinking a classic author from a perspective that is innovative, refreshing and fruitful to sociological and political thinking.

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Published

2022-01-20

How to Cite

DA SILVEIRA, José Renato Ferraz. WHY IS WEBER A TRAGIC THINKER?. Campos Neutrais - Revista Latino-Americana de Relações Internacionais, Rio Grande, RS, v. 3, n. 2, p. 143–154, 2022. DOI: 10.14295/rcn.v3i2.13016. Disponível em: https://periodicos.furg.br/cn/article/view/13016. Acesso em: 23 may. 2026.