On January 28, 1919, German sociologist and economist Max Weber held a lecture for university students in Munich.
Today, with Americans storming the Capitol and Europeans at each other's throats because of a vaccine, this lecture proves to be rather topical again.
We're talking about part 2 of the so-called Vocation Lectures, Politics as a Vocation, in which Weber tackles the essence o...
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Already a member? Login hereCaroline de Gruyter is a Europe correspondent and columnist for the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad. This article has been adapted from one of her columns in NRC.
Caroline de Gruyter is a Europe correspondent and columnist for the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad. This article has been adapted from one of her columns in NRC.