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What is rationality and why is it important? According to Weber, the most rational actions are scientific ways of achieving scientific ends. You and I act according to scientific means and ends, and this defines us as modern. As such, our guiding principles for action are general, universal and abstract. For instance, medieval European cathedrals were built mostly according to specific local knowledge and practical trial and error. Modern buildings are constructed largely according to general laws of gravity, abstract engineering principles, and universal ideas about construction. Honestly, I’m not sure which kind of building I’d rather spend my time in, but I know I’d rather hop on plane that built according to scientific principles. As for Weber, he detested the modern, rational world, seeing it as an iron cage that we have built around ourselves.

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Rationality - What it is to be Modern

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Innehåll tillhandahållet av La Trobe University and Dr Nicholas Herriman. Allt poddinnehåll inklusive avsnitt, grafik och podcastbeskrivningar laddas upp och tillhandahålls direkt av La Trobe University and Dr Nicholas Herriman eller deras podcastplattformspartner. Om du tror att någon använder ditt upphovsrättsskyddade verk utan din tillåtelse kan du följa processen som beskrivs här https://sv.player.fm/legal.

What is rationality and why is it important? According to Weber, the most rational actions are scientific ways of achieving scientific ends. You and I act according to scientific means and ends, and this defines us as modern. As such, our guiding principles for action are general, universal and abstract. For instance, medieval European cathedrals were built mostly according to specific local knowledge and practical trial and error. Modern buildings are constructed largely according to general laws of gravity, abstract engineering principles, and universal ideas about construction. Honestly, I’m not sure which kind of building I’d rather spend my time in, but I know I’d rather hop on plane that built according to scientific principles. As for Weber, he detested the modern, rational world, seeing it as an iron cage that we have built around ourselves.

Copyright 2013 Nicholas Herriman / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

… continue reading

26 episoder

#Higher Education #La Trobe #La Trobe University #Nick Herriman #Nicholas Herriman #Anthropology #Magic #Rituals #Fetish #Australia #Dr Nicholas Herriman #Podcasting Education #Anthropologists #Rite #Rational

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