Personal dilemma or intellectual influence? The relationship between Hannah Arendt and Max Weber

Document Type

Journal article

Source Publication

Max Weber Studies

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Volume

5

Issue

1

First Page

125

Last Page

130

Abstract

Tuija Parvikko contends that Weber had a significant impact on Arendt's thought. I suggest that this view is problematic on at least two counts. The first is specific and concerns Arendt's negative attitude towards the ideal type. The second is general: by focusing on a couple of vague family resemblances between the ideas of Weber and Arendt, Dr Parvikko ignores the host of antinomies that are far more conspicuous and significant. In fact, Arendt was anti-Weberian on all vital political axes of her thought. Before I briefly examine these issues, it is worth clarifying Arendt's complex relationship to her mentor Karl Jaspers.

DOI

10.15543/MWS/2005/1/9

Print ISSN

14708078

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Language

English

Recommended Citation

Baehr, P. (2005). Personal dilemma or intellectual influence? The relationship between Hannah Arendt and Max Weber. Max Weber Studies, 5(1), 125-130. doi: 10.15543/MWS/2005/1/9

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