Università Roma Tre

course's title
Critical reading of M. Weber, Politik als Beruf.

course's goal
Introducing students to one of the most important and successfull sociological text.

course's hours
Wednesdnay ... to ... room ... polo didattico
Thursday ... to ... room ... polo didattico

cours's starting day ... March 2025

exam texts
The exam interview will focus on the reading and critical discussion of passages from the text Politics as a profession by Max Weber.
Preparation for the exam requires, at least, the study of the following texts ("exam program").
1. Max Weber's two lectures Science as a profession and Politics as a profession, in the original language or in any of the many translations available in Italian.
2. The following introductions to Politics as a Profession:
to. Cavalli L., Introduction: The vocation of politics, in M. Weber, Politics as a profession, Armando, Rome 2010;
b. Cacciari M., Introduction, in M. Weber, Intellectual work as a profession, Mondadori 2018;
c. Cacciari M., The work of the spirit, Adelphi, Milan 2020.
3. A monograph of your choice dedicated to the entire work of Max Weber or the chapter dedicated to Max Weber in a manual of the history of sociology.