Weber and Levinas on Modernity and the Problem of Suffering: Reconstructing Social Theory as Ethically Framed Rather Than Epistemologically Framed
Keywords
Meaning; rationality; suffering; Max Weber; Emmanuel Levinas; social theory
Abstract
This paper argues that the quest for meaning and the problem of suffering are in an irresolvable state of tension and that this tension remains of central importance in modernity and a prominent issue in the reconstruction of contemporary social theory and social science.
Original Publication Citation
Knapp, Stan J. 2016. “Weber and Levinas on Modernity and the Problem of Suffering: Reconstructing Social Theory as Ethically Framed rather than Epistemologically Framed.” in Harry F. Dahms, Lybeck Eric R. (ed.) Reconstructing Social Theory, History and Practice (Current Perspectives in Social Theory, Volume 35) Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 145–170.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Knapp, Stan J., "Weber and Levinas on Modernity and the Problem of Suffering: Reconstructing Social Theory as Ethically Framed Rather Than Epistemologically Framed" (2017). Faculty Publications. 2578.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/2578
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2017
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/5410
Publisher
Current Perspectives in Social Theory
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Family Life
Copyright Status
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