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Max Weber's critical response to theoretical economics

Authors :
Patrick Mardellat
Source :
The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought. 16:599-624
Publication Year :
2009
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 2009.

Abstract

Max Weber's work currently forms the centre of a strategy to rebuild heterodox thought around economic sociology. The instrumentalisation of Weber is based on a lack of understanding of his response to economic theory. This article seeks to fill this gap. It will show that Weber extended Menger's work by correcting its naturalism and that his critical response rests on a Kantian approach, as explained below. It appears that a pure non-Walrasian theory is therefore possible and that the heterodox reclaiming of Weber is based on a misinterpretation of his work.

Details

ISSN :
14695936 and 09672567
Volume :
16
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........e7d55c1f2f20069f9380e01100767e82
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/09672560903201250