Weber withheld criticism of Simmel to protect his job prospects

Evidence

Weber found it deeply regrettable that Simmel’s works had never been the subject of a systematic, coherent critical study. He began to write such a critique himself around 1908, but did not complete the project because he was anxious to promote an academic appointment for Simmel at Heidelberg and did not want to publish anything that might be construed to Simmel’s disadvantage. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 113

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Weber’s methodology and theory of rationalization drew directly from Simmel — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 112; Weber found Simmel’s methodology and results fundamentally flawed — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 114

Related

• Weber found Simmel’s methodology and results fundamentally flawed (similarity 0.92)
• Weber’s methodology and theory of rationalization drew directly from Simmel (similarity 0.87)
• Simmel’s errors still stimulate more thought than others’ valid findings (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Weber found Simmel’s methodology and results fundamentally flawed #qualifies (0.65) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 114