In the following essay, King discusses Weber's struggle with the alienation and moral stringency of Puritanism as evidenced in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.

In the following essay, Kronman explains Weber's reaction to and interpretation of the trends in modern social life.

Originally published in German in 1979, the following essay examines the three main tenets supporting Weber's methodology.

In the following essay, Turner discusses Weber as a neo-Kantian thinker, and contrasts his sociological ideas with those of Karl Marx.

Originally delivered as a lecture at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association in 1962, the following essay examines the role of authority and bureaucracy in Weber's sociology.

The following essay, originally read as the Presidential Address to the 65th Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association in 1970, examines Weber's essay "Science as a Vocation" and the late-twentieth century disillusionment with science.

In the following essay, Brubaker examines the underlying philosophy of ethics in Weber's works.

In the following essay, Derlien examines the Weberian influence in the works of Franz Kafka.

In the following essay, which was originally presented as a lecture at the University of Constance in 1973, Mayer contends that Marx's theories only became an important element of Weber's work after his illness from 1899 to 1902.

In the following essay, Murvar discusses major issues in the critical literature on Weber's writings.

In the following essay, Wrong explains the influence of Marxist theory on Weber's thought.

Originally delivered as a lecture at a meeting of the American Sociological Association in 1964, the following essay articulates major objections to Weber's socio-political views, concluding that Weber sought to reconcile through his work the tension between opposing theoretical stances.

Originally presented as a lecture at Hokkaido University in Japan in 1964, the following essay discusses Weber's thoughts on the major political movements of the twentieth century, most notably fascism and totalitarianism.