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Conference Announcement Theme: Max Weber and China Subtitle: Culture, Law and Capitalism Type: International Conference Institution: School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London Max Weber Study Group, British Sociological Association (BSA) China in Comparative Perspective Network (CCPN Global) Location: London (United Kingdom) Date: 5.–6.9.2013 __________________________________________________ Max Weber is not only celebrated as a founder of modern social science but also for his view that modern capitalism was the achievement of a uniquely Western rationalism. His celebrated study of China argued that its legal institutions and ethical and religious culture had prevented a similar development there. But he also drew on his knowledge of China in developing his ideas of bureaucracy, authority and legitimacy. The economic success of China over the last thirty years represents for some the biggest challenge yet to Weber's account of its culture, to his theory of capitalism and to the methods he employed in arriving at his account. But it also brings into question the self-image of the West and the idea of modernity. The conference we are announcing will bring scholars from the social sciences and humanities together in a West/East dialogue central both to mutual understanding between China and the West and also to an exploration of the possible varieties of capitalism. Keynote Speakers - Professor Gary Hamilton (Associate Director, The Jackson School of International Studies, Professor of International Studies and Sociology University of Washington, USA) - Professor Stephen Kalberg (University of Boston; Affiliate of the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, USA) - Professor Wolfgang Schluchter (Emeritus Professor of Max Weber Institute for Sociology; Co-Director of Centre for Advanced Study to Promote Interdisciplinary Dialogue and Research (Marsilius Kolleg); University of Heidelberg, Germany) - Professor Guoxun Su (Department of Sociology, Harbin Institute of Technology; Emeritus Professor of Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (SASS), China) Registration Registration is required of all participants. Online registration will close at noon, 3 September 2013. Registration fee includes attendance at the conference, tea/coffee/water breaks and light lunch. Conference packs will include final programme, name badge and SOAS bag. Standard Price: £50 Student Price: £30* *Students must show a valid student ID card on the day. Conference website: http://www.soas.ac.uk/max-weber-and-china/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
