The courses of Max Weber: political economy, Agrarian policy and The worker question (1894-1900)

Abstract

The article presents and comments on central aspects of the courses given by Max Weber in Freiburg and Heidelberg between 1894 and 1900. It focuses in particular on his courses on agrarian policy and on the worker question, both the topic of courses given numerous times over the initial years of Weber's academic career. Hence the article investigates: Weber's academic and intellectual trajectory over the period, the courses given, the material that has come down to us from these courses and how the texts have been edited, the content and structure of the courses, and the extent to which they influenced Weber's later work.