Max Weber’s social ontology: A rereading from Brian Epstein’s anchor individualism

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Autor(a) principal: Sell, Carlos Eduardo
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Bolda, Bruna dos Santos
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online)
Texto Completo: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/article/view/42835
Resumo: The article presents a re-reading of Max Weber’s sociology based on Brian Epstein’s anchor individualism. After presenting Gert Albert’s thesis on Weber’s ontology, we reconstruct, in its broad outlines, the concepts of anchoring and grounding in Epstein’s individualistic ontology. We thus demonstrate that for Weber the social level is “anchored” in individuals conceived in their double dimension as bio-psychological and cultural beings. Regarding the “grounding” of the social, we show that the concept of meaningful action can be read as a form of mental projection that finds its collective translation in the dimension of institutionalized social relations [Social Order]. In this way, the relationship between the institutional level and the individual level is not thought of in terms of direct causation, but as “dependence” [grouding]. 
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spelling Max Weber’s social ontology: A rereading from Brian Epstein’s anchor individualismLa ontología social de Max Weber: Una relectura a partir del individualismo de anclaje de Brian EpsteinA ontologia social de Max Weber: Uma releitura a partir do individualismo âncora de Brian EpsteinMax WeberSocial OntologyAnchor individualismBrian EpsteinMax WeberOntología socialAnclar el individualismoBrian EpsteinMax WeberOntologia socialIndividualismo âncoraBrian EpsteinThe article presents a re-reading of Max Weber’s sociology based on Brian Epstein’s anchor individualism. After presenting Gert Albert’s thesis on Weber’s ontology, we reconstruct, in its broad outlines, the concepts of anchoring and grounding in Epstein’s individualistic ontology. We thus demonstrate that for Weber the social level is “anchored” in individuals conceived in their double dimension as bio-psychological and cultural beings. Regarding the “grounding” of the social, we show that the concept of meaningful action can be read as a form of mental projection that finds its collective translation in the dimension of institutionalized social relations [Social Order]. In this way, the relationship between the institutional level and the individual level is not thought of in terms of direct causation, but as “dependence” [grouding]. El artículo presenta una relectura de la sociología de Max Weber basada en el individualismo de anclaje de Brian Epstein. Después de presentar la tesis de Gert Albert sobre la ontología de Weber, reconstruimos, a grandes rasgos, los conceptos de anclaje y fundamentación en la ontología individualista de Epstein. Demostramos así que para Weber el nivel social está “anclado” en los individuos concebidos en su doble dimensión de seres biopsicológicos y culturales. En relación con el “enraizamiento” [grounding] de lo social, mostramos que el concepto de acción con sentido puede leerse como una forma de proyección mental que encuentra su traducción colectiva en la dimensión de las relaciones sociales institucionalizadas [orden social]. De este modo, la relación entre el nivel institucional y el nivel individual no se plantea en términos de causalidad directa, sino de “dependencia” [grouding]. O artigo apresenta uma releitura da sociologia de Max Weber com base no individualismo âncora de Brian Epstein. Após apresentar a reflexão de Gert Albert sobre a ontologia de Weber, reconstruímos, em suas linhas gerais, os conceitos de anchoring e grounding da ontologia individualista de Epstein. Demonstramos, assim, que para Weber o nível social está “ancorado” nos indivíduos concebidos em sua dupla dimensão de seres biopsicológicos e socioculturais. Em relação ao “fundamento” [grounding] do social, mostramos que o conceito de ação com sentido pode ser lido como uma forma de projeção mental que encontra sua tradução coletiva na dimensão das relações sociais institucionalizadas [ordem social]. Dessa forma, a relação entre o nível institucional e o nível individual não é pensada em termos de causação direta, mas enquanto “dependência” [grouding]. Editora da Pucrs - ediPUCRS2022-12-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/article/view/4283510.15448/1984-7289.2022.1.42835Civitas: journal of Social Sciences; Vol. 22 (2022): Single volume - Continuous flow of publication; e42835Civitas: revista de Ciências Sociais; Vol. 22 (2022): Volumen único - Publicación en flujo continuo; e42835Civitas: revista de Ciências Sociais; v. 22 (2022): Volume único ; e428351984-72891519-608910.15448/1984-7289.2022.1reponame:Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)instacron:PUC_RSporhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/article/view/42835/27883Copyright (c) 2022 Civitas: revista de Ciências Sociaishttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSell, Carlos EduardoBolda, Bruna dos Santos2023-12-12T18:31:10Zoai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/42835Revistahttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/oaiPRIhttp://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/civitas/oaicivitas@pucrs.br1984-72891519-6089opendoar:2023-12-12T18:31:10Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Max Weber’s social ontology: A rereading from Brian Epstein’s anchor individualism
La ontología social de Max Weber: Una relectura a partir del individualismo de anclaje de Brian Epstein
A ontologia social de Max Weber: Uma releitura a partir do individualismo âncora de Brian Epstein
title Max Weber’s social ontology: A rereading from Brian Epstein’s anchor individualism
spellingShingle Max Weber’s social ontology: A rereading from Brian Epstein’s anchor individualism
Sell, Carlos Eduardo
Max Weber
Social Ontology
Anchor individualism
Brian Epstein
Max Weber
Ontología social
Anclar el individualismo
Brian Epstein
Max Weber
Ontologia social
Individualismo âncora
Brian Epstein
title_short Max Weber’s social ontology: A rereading from Brian Epstein’s anchor individualism
title_full Max Weber’s social ontology: A rereading from Brian Epstein’s anchor individualism
title_fullStr Max Weber’s social ontology: A rereading from Brian Epstein’s anchor individualism
title_full_unstemmed Max Weber’s social ontology: A rereading from Brian Epstein’s anchor individualism
title_sort Max Weber’s social ontology: A rereading from Brian Epstein’s anchor individualism
author Sell, Carlos Eduardo
author_facet Sell, Carlos Eduardo
Bolda, Bruna dos Santos
author_role author
author2 Bolda, Bruna dos Santos
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Sell, Carlos Eduardo
Bolda, Bruna dos Santos
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Max Weber
Social Ontology
Anchor individualism
Brian Epstein
Max Weber
Ontología social
Anclar el individualismo
Brian Epstein
Max Weber
Ontologia social
Individualismo âncora
Brian Epstein
topic Max Weber
Social Ontology
Anchor individualism
Brian Epstein
Max Weber
Ontología social
Anclar el individualismo
Brian Epstein
Max Weber
Ontologia social
Individualismo âncora
Brian Epstein
description The article presents a re-reading of Max Weber’s sociology based on Brian Epstein’s anchor individualism. After presenting Gert Albert’s thesis on Weber’s ontology, we reconstruct, in its broad outlines, the concepts of anchoring and grounding in Epstein’s individualistic ontology. We thus demonstrate that for Weber the social level is “anchored” in individuals conceived in their double dimension as bio-psychological and cultural beings. Regarding the “grounding” of the social, we show that the concept of meaningful action can be read as a form of mental projection that finds its collective translation in the dimension of institutionalized social relations [Social Order]. In this way, the relationship between the institutional level and the individual level is not thought of in terms of direct causation, but as “dependence” [grouding]. 
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