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Модерността като съдба или като утопия: рецепцията на Макс Вебер в Бразилия
Modernity as Destiny or as Utopia: The Reception of Max Weber in Brazil

Author(s): Sérgio da Mata
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, History and theory of sociology, Social Theory, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: history of ideas; Max Weber; Brazil; modernity

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the path of Max Weber’s reception in Brazil, emphasizing the pioneering role played in this process by historians and other scholars like the German-American political scientist Karl Loewenstein and the Austrian-Brazilian literary critic Otto Maria Carpeaux. Secondly, it analyzes the reception of Weber in social sciences and his practical influence in contemporary Brazilian politics. Finally, some comments are made about translation problems and misinterpretation of his works.

  • Issue Year: 47/2015
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 198-216
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Bulgarian