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Ideal types and the metatheoretical approach of the human sciences in Weber

Authors

Rodrigo Rosa Instituto Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil, rosa.rodrigo.a@gmail.com

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rth.v28i1.79768

Keywords:

Metatheory, Ideal Type , Heuristic

Abstract

The aim this paper is to propose that Weber employs metatheoretical notions in order to conceive the conditions of objective in the human sciences. Therefore it was necessary to bring Weber closer to the heuristic conception of formal sciences. Weber reshapes the notion of evidence in metatheoretical terms, namely, consistency and objective possibility. Such properties refer to the discursive structure of ideal types and do not imply a reference to objective reality. Thus, the employment of ideal types do not require any ontological commitment.

Author Biography

Rodrigo Rosa, Instituto Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil, rosa.rodrigo.a@gmail.com

CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8210194458313117

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ROSA, Rodrigo. Ideal types and the metatheoretical approach of the human sciences in Weber. Revista de Teoria da História, Goiânia, v. 28, n. 1, p. 1–17, 2025. DOI: 10.5216/rth.v28i1.79768. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/teoria/article/view/79768. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.