General characterisation of Weber and Marx
Weber's interpretation of the bourgeois-capitalist world in terms of 'rationalisation'. The starting point of Weber's research
Rationality as the problematic expression of the modern world
Rationality as the capacity for individual responsibility amidst universal dependency
Marx's interpretation of the bourgois-capitalist world in terms of human 'self-alientation'. The historical devlopment of the concept from Hegel through Feuerbach to Marx
The economic expression of human self-alientation in the commodity
The political expression of human self-alienation in bourgeois society
The direct social expression of human self-alienation in the proletariat
Weber's critique of the materialist conception of history. Weber's indirect critique of Marx in the dispute with Stammler
Weber's critique of Marx in the sociology of religion.
