Weber never developed a regional theory of ideology

Evidence

Weber remained to the end a “methodological individualist.” He continued to search for a resolution to the problem of knowledge within the framework of neo-Kantian, not Marxist, theory. — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 340

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

  • DEFINE: Clarifies what ‘methodological individualist’ means in Hall’s evaluation of Weber.

Broader Connections

  • Weber built Protestantism and capitalism as one-sided ideal types against Marxist reductionism #complicates (0.60) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 334
  • Marxist theory lacks an adequate theory of representation to constitute ideology as a region #corroborates (0.55)