ON MAX WEBER : THOUGHTS FOR A DISCUSSION ON THE NEUTRALITY OF TEACHING IN THIRD LEVEL EDUCATION

Authors

  • Alessandro de Melo Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ia.v35i1.13147

Keywords:

Max Weber, Neutralidade, Professor universitário

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the characteristics of teaching practice in third level education and the possibility of neutral action. To do so, it presents two concepts from the work of the German sociologist Max Weber (1864-1920): his general sociology, based on the concept of “interpretive understanding”, and his “methodological individualism”. Based on this, Weber’s text “Science as a Vocation” is analyzed. In this text the author dialogues with the reality of the Germany of that time and outlines the profile of learning in general and that of university teachers, comparing Germany with the United States. This study goes on to state that knowledge of Weber’s principles could be of help in a critique of neutrality in teaching.

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Published

2011-02-06

How to Cite

MELO, A. de. ON MAX WEBER : THOUGHTS FOR A DISCUSSION ON THE NEUTRALITY OF TEACHING IN THIRD LEVEL EDUCATION. Journal Inter-Ação, Goiânia, v. 35, n. 1, p. 19–38, 2011. DOI: 10.5216/ia.v35i1.13147. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/interacao/article/view/13147. Acesso em: 10 may. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 1 (2010): Dossier: Sociology and education

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Dossier

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