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Magical thinking: the attitude at different times and in different places and historical contexts that thinking itself can have an effect outside of thinking.
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Max Weber on Magical Thinking - Dictionary of Arguments

Habermas III 285
Magical Thinking/Weber/Habermas: according to Weber, the magical world of imagination inhibits an objective attitude towards technical innovations and economic growth.(1)
Habermas: that Weber puts greater emphasis on overcoming magical practices than the mythical way of thinking in which magic is interpreted is explained by the sociologist's interest in the influence of world views on the practical conduct of life.
>Worldviews
, >Practice, >Society, >Progress.

1. M. Weber, Gesammelte Aufsätze zur Religionssoziologie, Vol. I Tübingen, 1963, p. 512ff

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Weber I
M. Weber
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism - engl. trnsl. 1930
German Edition:
Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus München 2013

Ha I
J. Habermas
Der philosophische Diskurs der Moderne Frankfurt 1988

Ha III
Jürgen Habermas
Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns Bd. I Frankfurt/M. 1981

Ha IV
Jürgen Habermas
Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns Bd. II Frankfurt/M. 1981


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