Сравнително-историческата социология и историческата логика на науката. Към историческата социология на Макс Вебер
Comparative-Historical Sociology and the Logic of Historical Sciences. The Historical Sociology of Max Weber

Summary/Abstract: Contemporary comparative-historical sociology in no way advocates a broad multicausal approach. This methodological deficiency is the main issue of Stephen Kalberg's detailed scrutiny of the different approaches of historical sociology. To overcome this problem he addresses the utility of Weber's historical sociology for research today. According to Kalberg Weber's mode of causal analysis, which is the very centre of his entire comparative-historical sociology, unfortunately has never been articulated. In distinction to Kalberg's opinion this paper indicates that Weber formulates a theory of historical explanation. This probabilistic theory is also a complex causal theory. Thus Weber's logic of historical sciences becomes a main resource for historical sociology today. It will lead to minimise the distance between history and sociology.

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