He formulated a thesis arguing that such processes are associated with the rise of capitalism and modernity.
Weber's main intellectual concern was in understanding the processes of rationalisation, secularisation, and the ensuing sense of " disenchantment". Unlike Durkheim, Weber was a key proponent of methodological anti-positivism, arguing for the study of social action through interpretive rather than purely empiricist methods, based on a subjective understanding of the meanings that individuals attach to their own actions. While Weber did not see himself as a sociologist, he is recognized as one of the fathers of sociology, along with Karl Marx and Émile Durkheim. His ideas profoundly influence social theory and research.
Maximilian Karl Emil Weber ( / ˈ v eɪ b ər/ German: 21 April 1864 – 14 June 1920) was a German sociologist, historian, jurist and political economist, who is regarded as among the most important theorists of the development of modern Western society.
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