Capitalism and the Weberiana in Russia: Revisiting the Possibilities of Understanding Sociology. Part 2. An Apology for Capitalism

The paper оffers a critical analysis of the Russian Weberiana applied to problems of contemporary society (social consequences of the expansion of information technology) and to resolving methodological problems of modern sociology (the problems of “big data and the revolution of archives”). Reasons are given that the principles and the method of understanding sociology actually lead to the rejection of social innovations, not to knowledge. The article criticizes the Weberian evaluation of historical dynamics of non-Western countries (both Weber`s prognoses for the development of capitalism and modern evaluations of their modernization). Another point of issue is the role of capitalism in the modernization process; it is stated (relying among others on the works of M. Weber) that positive values and norms of a modern industrial society are formed by capitalism as a system of relations.

Keywords

modernization, capitalism, methodology, understanding sociology, Protestant ethics, culture

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16.02.2022

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18.03.2022

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GOST	Trubitsyn D. Capitalism and the Weberiana in Russia: Revisiting the Possibilities of Understanding Sociology. Part 2. An Apology for Capitalism // Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya – 2022. – Issue 2 C. 12-22 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/socis/s013216250017008-1-1-en (circulation date: 08.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013216250017008-1
MLA	Trubitsyn, Dmitry V "Capitalism and the Weberiana in Russia: Revisiting the Possibilities of Understanding Sociology. Part 2. An Apology for Capitalism." Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya 2 (2022):12-22. DOI: 10.31857/S013216250017008-1
APA	Trubitsyn D. (2022). Capitalism and the Weberiana in Russia: Revisiting the Possibilities of Understanding Sociology. Part 2. An Apology for Capitalism. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya (2), pp.12-22 DOI: 10.31857/S013216250017008-1

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