Max Weberâs lecture âScience as a Vocationâ is a classic of social thought in which central questions are posed about the nature of social and political thought and action. The lecture has often taken to be a summation of Weberâs thought. It can also be argued that together with the responses of its admirers and critics it provides a focus for discussion of the nature of modernity and its political consequences and of the philosophical and political implications of the social or human sciences. This volume provides a full clear revised translation of the lecture together with translations from the German of key contributions to the lively debate that followed its publication. The book concludes with a substantial essay on the current significance of the lecture which discusses its relevance to the debates about the nature of science as a cultural phenomenon; the disjunction between science and nature; Weberâs conception of the disenchantment of the world; the division of scientific labour; and the fundamental nature and place of sociology. . Language: English