Habermas over-weighted Weber and under-weighted Marx in diagnosing modernity

Evidence

As Anthony Giddens - himself hardly an uncritical admirer of Marxism - complained of The Theory of Communicative Action: ‘Too much Weber! Too little Marx!’ The point can be made more generally about Habermas’s diagnosis of modernity. — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism, 458

Categorization

• XREF: Giddens’s precise complaint against Habermas is a useful weapon in the broader critique of Habermas’s modernization theory vs historical materialism; relevant to the reader’s Marxist counter-argument. — connects to: A singular focus on labour movements misreads modernity’s multidimensional dynamics — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 374; The Institut rejected Weber’s value-free science and his defense of capitalism — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 401; The Institut rejected Weber’s formal rationality in favor of substantive rationalism — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 400 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• A singular focus on labour movements misreads modernity’s multidimensional dynamics #corroborates (0.75) — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 374
• The Institut rejected Weber’s value-free science and his defense of capitalism #corroborates (0.70) — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 401
• The Institut rejected Weber’s formal rationality in favor of substantive rationalism #corroborates (0.70) — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 400