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    14 The Soul of the Citizen: Max Weber and Michel Foucault on Rationality and Government COLIN GORDON “Ther are many espocein which one might compare Michel Foucals ‘work ith tat of Max Weber thee eee of forms of dominion sd ‘cng of dcplin, the concera with wha Weber lle te power of rainaity over mon thi wetings on methodology and inlets (thie, th atest a Neca ~ adhe eee of dat itr 08 the ‘ia expion of thie though References co Weber in the caren Heratre on Powel mot ofen relte tothe themes of rationality and tasonalation. Dreyfs snd abinow (192, p10) cus wre tae Foocal inert fom Wee "a concen with raconaization and objetfistion athe exenialtend of ‘urcalre a the mow nsporent problem of our dime’ Soman te ompatien te Iiksd to + earoneh Carlo Ging sec in Fuels ‘wor s Webern isin of tory which edaes everything "one and thesame mesrantropoloie! and metehistoral procs of ronal Vin" Repudang his characeration, Foucault (6a, p. 8) answers dow’ tbeeve oe ca tlk in his way of rationalization’ a something ven, without onthe oe lad postlatig an abselue value inert fneewon, anon the otbee taking the tk of aplying the ten “ipiily in completly airary way, Think one mis confine ‘ne us of this word fat insramental and telatve mesing Barry Sat (185, pp. 13-9, ke Dreyin and Rabinow, tks this 2 cut fora shuep distinction between Weber and Foucault. Weber ses "atomization as 2 geal, global and inexorable pros the modern ‘worl, wer Poses lose on much more dierent, pri se arpa spproach “The fac, bowcver, that Weber i at ianocet at Fouaue of he soclled Webetunem tht adopts sven, monolithic conception of binorclphenorens of rtonlation, One cat do juice o Reel ‘wihour needing wo wade Weber; moreover, 1 fut understanding of ‘ser may ofeach moze enriching way of considering the ives sewly posed by avant, Fotcal hinl betaine fom any anes ‘tila of Weber, hs emstke cited above cul indeed hardy be loser Spinto Weber's own cepted, promineneshc empl staternents on Ahevtme base "We hae to rnd sles tha "anal may sean vey Senet din (FMW, p. 293), ‘The hisory of rations shows a developinent which by no mane follow parle! ner in he wets depareners of i. in fc, one tay = ts snipe propecion, which i often forgot, shoud be pico atthe begining of every study which esas to deal with onlin ~ coal fe oun fandmewtally deren baie pointe fF vew sd in very dren dections Rationalism ian historia once which covets wiole work! of deren ching, (ESC, pp. 77-8) Many sociologist aod commentators on Weber sem nage hit ll thos distinctions are, so fra Weber is concerned, Ratened out bythe ‘modern advance of bureaucracy, Yeti is easy t0 verify that Weber fctally stachor vial sinporance t0 cognition of the biting and Inuinscdierenersbeeween, notably the sve of ronal proper to the ressrae oil nd thom ofthe etrpreneur othe poise, “Ths sl eves open the question ofhow, and how Br, the question of sionalation derrnoes tre ovell theres ated purponca of Weber finshed M-work- Am daboratly aged respons as been costee ted by Wolfgang Sclacter, who real Web’ various comparzons teseen dierent forms an instances of raonaition st iatalents toward an intgeted developmental socalogy o world batry. Pskaps the moat inmactabe difiely Tor tin proponl ie mggened by the rem by Waber hat have been quoted fone taken them st reing ot only a omparaist approach dfn alonalzaton phenome but abe a doube as to wctcr the difleen hea problem-felds thin wich questions aboot sstionanan come tobe pored ch ely be meped together under the nape of single oversching theory “Tener would seem have been Foucal’s wee Ie apes als to be dos wo etn by Wallin Honnis iy vigorous erigue ofthe Sacer version of Weber's tpi a "universal wot process of ‘onan’ However cet the problem of atioalrtin might have been oe ‘Weber, ie must be placed in» far more extensive content eB (0 Desome the hay Cos work content in which the eso oe his The Saft Cite suction being so important to Webce wl come cede... To sce the procs of fauouliation as Webur'sfandamentl theme ir not incorect Bat quite apparent fom the tte of racachon Weber, ‘tis miseading co end everying in ts tema and ve it everywhere ‘Geis, 183, p. 138) i ings Wk i yt pate ind STUASeSS anaes are OIE or cheers, as ar came Se Sv ee si ace Sse ad kg eee ee netic ort nue ars ey SS, “iim ene ted pio ne We wok roe nal oe atm et See eacneet ne ees sath fe pola Serie homers cera ee sree an irae etceee SO SSSR cee ce Eel Tk alta rey aa aaeecse chases eae gas ied iain pn it cma i cy ay eee ao ee a fe See aaties on tienen deceit Semana cee seme os “Leena toe el ay cee reais ae arcane Sorina hue oe oo ce See eee pacar sclareeraoe ot nines entra Ser aantl ace Sec de meg Sea eae ee Poe es eae cat ecepoaaes SRR Sra hg nd es re rt Tabeind © aeyeet ere hay seer tay Sa eteeti eect "hic aeioeatasbemmentatnentonee ns ‘Shela ono sg a ee Wee, tay nd Moet bon explored in tems ofthe heteronomous effets of power. Thee, sbjeteton was studied 5 suljecson; hee, it stodied in ealtres fof personal atonoray pedied on conden of ibe (bet Hoary of: muses, rvlged and dominant ow. Tee probably tot ender het Foucsl spoke, towards the end of bis Hf, of 2 Sue of Weber's rovring contemporary importance, and that he 3 Sid to have ken purtclar nes in Weber's socniogy of re fGon, what inceste hin cher fa tpie the might repay close “This wae only onesie of Foucault's Iter work. Another on af ven grate slevanee for out theme, tn his lars of 1578 snd 1979 Foucault began to outne s move from the previous, ‘microphysical Crienttion Thi work i tems of seu oF parca, regal Inaiidatong rationales and power strates, towards 2 "mac physic’ a study of the exerae of power athe sale of whole sci for and populitions The rubric ubder which Fount proposed ® Creaize thse new anlyer was that of “governmental tons” ‘Athmagh this work dese sinly wih modem Earope since the teen ccoury, ie had important inks with te cancers tat were Teaing hi sic on seaaity daring the seme years. Foucl points ‘tat the growth of cept reaction onthe "tof goverment in fhe erly moder period accompanied by 2 onscionly elaborated toson of th incr conpecedness ofthe goverment of ones, the ‘onc of individual exten om the onc hans, al che goverment Foti, the rguliton of the tives of many, on the over. The ‘Second enter neo Ste intrest 2 sew eure of the self — of feleknowledge, slomaery,sellormadon ~ (becomes, a has been town by Gerhard Octie (1983), » major cosetuent oF dhe pl ‘el podigopies and techniques of the early moder state. The notion fof govemimens cecupes a nodal place in Foucault's Iter work, for fev rewons: because designates 2 coniniy between the mlro- and {he sacoleel of poll analysis a bocce pane he ete ‘pwocn the exerci of ower an texte of Hey. Tovciult defies ‘goverment ar leone de le cout, he conduct of conduct) == pre tht could hardly tave 2 more Weber Jan rings would probably be best endeved in Geran ode Palang 4 Leben And yet, nowhere in Weber's countess dicusions ‘of ration and eioalietion (pot, sor as T have ben tle to Sctrain in any od autor prior to Foacil) doer ene encounter te tees "governmental cons”. Even when dae allowance made for the Ulsioe of incites acum = marpeing or a ese in tiguing fice Pehepe something cam be lxmad om at SDE explain. The Sa of he Cie Foucault: Goveramrial Rationality ove’ approach o govern only oo i own sale fog, govrmnclisy (otro at ne might ab wpa a the esac Fev mentality of goverment) cin 45 [St nnwaont on sever ine lees TE compre sbaatve woreda» dsnctve prpesive fo esc a epesion of {ome sve nda te hake mais ne apd more Incase tamevockforhiswn prev sedis md, tt let ‘alenge toon comemporry abs of poll elon sd Som al ey eto powdery af lie of ch 0 es Prepon “. Foual’ssujr hove thes i at a dsiocive a of nodes sess a the meen te ote he weegrtion OF ‘Soil syle of ealece power retin’ ti mage ofthe pla Sucre scoring prince of ier, nw, capa eh utc, sod the ode of what Pouca ele ontrl powers which teed acsors av bce pry to he exksnve and inal {snes of singular exces The modern sate fr Fen 4 ‘Rehan atone of ndiisitaton and of sho. Hi expr: ‘Son of dining pet of aonat of yore up dhe hee oe, So ely ony Being evoke by Weber points re sytem nnectins tween tina ad Leb ‘Engr sknd atoms by andre, ol snp in Weer weg. "@) Armebate sen, owes way afin these questo toed tn complement th "aig power ih ea st in ical Ph by aig "macys ano Fass whose fas 8 he timinieaton tot of neds bot of Foplaiot, Pec, rate thn, into, renin the par ie ofthe ngry To under we he ste one es {Rok rte procter goverment i ofthe pb 0 be ‘line jy ay of inary of pace of pment and dsb ots conan tai te aendon pa othe reesatucien of ‘i reload eat sets andprogaes nt beak, Fc eras ts poi by deeting his le work aay of ‘rslaton wan wie an bg coi td “ca thi own ees a he erat specs fil and tellive sing problems To dis tec, Fowl ‘eons rede o ots steno oh he toda eae [poblonateton of government of the questions of how and whe 9 even ofhow goverment posi of he set pris of a9 ‘Rrotgovening Foul ne sjing ste he or coe at {ite bn ray ba ht of dour Bo he ber 8 ester, Ma Wier, Rey an Msdity imstingon the net for sotin kbd oF historical nomizaism; economy lt soiay, the modem objects of governing, ate entities whose Very ‘Meg depends om ways of coding and ardcalating de eel at Ive hae tobe vented Heating th tere objec of governing have psy ater ad concep pre-conditone, which depend fot thcieentenes and thi operbiity on speci knowledges, echniqus, 19) The ld ofhistorcdatatowhichFoucaukappis these prinipes teed seco signin that ough ithacealy ‘er een unknown previ stl, ha dom be accorded he “equtesttcic pas wich std. Thin el consis ofthe do ‘ine pedagogy ant adminbestivepraie Known eel modern ‘Geraspeig Eurpeas Cameron, rte" warncof pol’ (Pl trad, Fowl ad i ow scarcer Page Pag FE thar Camerae eas represeat thine fort ofonemodemmodeot Pulte probsmatstonwhosebitory histo ofenbeenovenadowed (bythconcsfpoticalegtimationsnd mao ortereteon of soe tiga powe) nach, tatohecoheestprinspes of praccrt gover Bg Cameras, otber word, the fetexpctandsytematicmodcmn ‘Bona of gowcnmest Reson on rexon of sae was, Foucault Sih it mode rm oii ugha pte ean they of government a something spe late and autnomorsly proper th ate rain of eat per exelene a eaion diferent ad $Eheocs tom te gene divine ad ature! ordering of corms “These of pol repre rh, defi ater endow tis postulate for knowledge witha subse nd eaeren content. 1 {Benin hess withthe whole body of soca gol he “fuprnca of esate, that ofthe “happen and wel-Seing of Inia abject, the apps ‘fall and fea Foucault, 98 Pau, 183. The sengh ofthe sexe eats on the eso subjects nt onthe one, obedence and instr. Cameras hs commonly Hen elpnted othe prekiory of eco conn vide supposedly Cntined to archaem bythe tiunp of ier, pola economy nd the marke. Bue the avext of iberalsm dors not gidate the problem of goverment. Lien indeed ansforms te ecnigns of Feuntyaheted.nagren prof rope, fom he poles. But is [ney whic embraces the genalogy ofthe Welle Ste averse by continues a well a dacs. (i) "This conception of Hatory of stones of goverment has complex corres nd prcodntsin he egal istons of wormaiz- ing paces pod in Focal exter books The Rtas gece ded im Meine anf Clan, eke ernment stains of the “erin, te the nstement of pic tof goveaent. Bess ‘The Soft Ctsen Paopticon, examined in Divine ant Pan, itera theorems of polital secant. Here the long-standing Marsb objeto tht Foe Gales sade peclade at invention of the ote lo dhe grou ‘hat on the Gonmary becomer eresingly event te wey the Simpoverised and monotonous gee of what ele theory ofthe tat obstced any adequate consideration of wha the te dc of the ‘cual mtre and ratonle of govemmenal sev. One purculy Fraportne point of connection lens fom tis new perspective of aay tothe tops broached sd ormalated in The History of Seay, Val. To “Diopliza’. Bipolacs should be understood sr the phenomenon whereby dc individual and callsive He o human populates, or even orthe Haman seis, Becomes an exp objet of practice of gover tment Pjratiey resiive readings ofthis later theme an Row be more easy ressted. Whit si quston here the theme of 3 latent ‘gene totaltanansm or sate ees ‘Eqealy implied ithe diraion of mataion of well netatons whidhadrance the ambtions of kind of plitl economy dase {Ske ine sccout all aspects individ! and not only tone cain to cconomie activity 146 marrow sense. The fomstio snd augmen” tation of human capital, the cost and vale of ives wo ids and 0 thestt, become messes of polital elaine exteely syn thir perapectve to ondertand why «revival of tial ditcsion, an Jcensifed plc and even nitions demand for thie expert a Broome such asting pet the contemporary sere Ieee, 0, 1 undertandin tose tame why some of Max Weber's themes a stenting renewed ateton (3) The cenge that ally emerges in muted ut increasingly telng way fom is prof ovals works the alization tat what Inc appearto bese kind of radical ples may insome viel specs scully sand ns eae elton to own ne Fonz was elt (lebrating this ew polite, aripot tothe moder enereztents of goverment polities when he wrote in the lst chaper of The “Fltory of Sexaliy "No aner wheter al dis was Utopian: what we favelere has bee «very teal proces of sugal Ife 36 politcal eject bas bom sent take tice vale atm bck gat the syste ‘which war bent on coneling (19%, p. HB). Why. ten, hve the new forces hat emody this choice ben of sechemall svi och police Ti over the pat deeaet Apart ofthe sewer may be that ths adel theme of wat might be cll the self-government ofthe self hs ‘occited in conjunction witha emergence othe theme of goverment tan court. This tome Was no niated by the Let and has Fond th Le inlet uname and unprepared, The neo-beral governments of Schmid, Bure/Gisard and Thatcher have each in tam succeded In Mae Water, Rana Moy cezsforming fo thei own advantage the le ofthe polite wran and ‘Gpuuring for themselves 2 powerful polemic ssave. They have ‘eccedad by meat ofa stingy tat hrs ce quetion of goveroment Ino the ene ofelerorl contention, by frm te spor serio tssand ress of hr or approach to thse questions, and by coup Ing sc vison of syle of goverment toa eonesponding, model of cdovcconomie attip. Here 4 cern iden of the exrpese of ovevanet promote and capac on» widely daseminted concep thn of indvualy st a enterprise ofthe poron seam eneproncur of thevele The eine of capital Leberg reappear bere not merely bs an sdslogeal stratagem bot 3s correlate of al motions it Exton and practi, sxitencs and mental. These nomen, Seen motioned under the subi fei of the Welle Sete, = ter that enbles them convenicty tobe convert neo mer for + Fabien ode of Let cesigaco the state But ie styl of saya ends to minecogize wat igh be mone spy grasped at rs oF 2 DY ‘Sees pode snore profound mutton i goverment onli. Weber: Liberal Reson of State hat would Weber av thought bout al thi? As we havesees, the way Facile rprerens ‘governmental ional a6 distinctive objet of sorely fe socted with «chronoogil prpecive that rl tio che thatsbold between libel and preibeal epochs of gover thon and lens new prominence ode prac of Cameras From the asppointingly Sw eeteences Weber makes tothe ater topic there ‘ergs nate tht remsins mich closer than Foucault's tothe Scnventions views pli economy adits istoriogeaphy, avinded tothe prevalent bel prsuppongone of hist. Doubles aan bine coloured by st swuetee of ing city that reas many th tit ofthe Camere Pl and Obigrtaant Web's view of this mace ea underdeveloped and elavely ise aca within his vel so-so panorama, This may be explicable n ptt by 2 even lek of coheson at spot between Weber's various mess of nvepubcingshenossna of eonsltion anda perhaps npr by bis reed dependence fn the formlton of ceri specs of this (terion onthe oc itor seleimage of palit economy. es roby wot coined ta wo ofthe oceasons where Weber makes {ec sttion of Camera oscar is sed of China ~ that int ontnt where Weber treed in denying vate of rationalize ‘Sow the ifr kind fom those af the modem West ada tm sme hole sae es "ina han those of the West, bt are neverthe ‘Te Son ofthe Cen 2s impaired by itaions dtc dsquaifg hem rom proving ‘mae or monety nthe Wenn manne. The wo what ‘Weber cle Chineecomea in cupport practices fers at the gueton ofthe balance of tae epee sans ofthe ‘way Chinese governen poses commercial pobiy nthe modern tease ofthe en (Rp. 73. 1363, ‘A similydoub-caged tone cna he acon o (Baro peas) eran te ever! room Hay. The English een em (Weber ri hit Am Smith tat cess cy the founeent cetury called he frst eee orton econo policy on the pt ofthe pe But there ese fairl waereby the sate’ concious economic tonal, ‘ompng the point of view of ‘pial indstry Ino poli, becomes he Rion avery of “xpitatinn proper opposing reine af monoptesand privegsto one ‘fimaret opporanties. Here for the ast ie tol a tonal ‘Splaln e eaoter ince (GEH,p 47, No dubs Weber fandarenally tone th Adon Sich here, but thee i difernee eewecs he weighting of ter eepetve argument Snh rcs the oui andnecesay of uibrdexing teat ts mporsbe ak of Exhaustive montoringand aniptionfeconomic events the mark ‘Weber om the other hand, denounces the arian and cape Inherent an svi ate yy of the aerate pp, ch fruits mackevorened cpa by esti tnpeceble com Aion fr commerce an har opts he very toca predlany ‘igally confered by the legal sana ofthe cul wine (ES pp. 46-5). skarmonizition ofan ay with commer ‘Cn mod omvegens of ssn wh se ot usec capita. ‘Camertm snd mere ae then doy lied ~ abi not tenes decnes. Can one conde ht Weber woul ave quand the very pony of» Camera tonality of governmant? i hs {esant in eontadtintion othe tenor of owt Of ber obser. Gon on forms of ratomty~ should one ifr tha the atonal of merino merit policy i ise he coe os specie inet shortcomings one cortespondng to the riled shes os desive scenic heibold dividing, mercatin fom poe 1 ures indict pier twat thi conn can dawn tbe China sey. Weber kee els Conic ret" atonalsn of ‘order. He gloss the Conficin testing ofthe cont of Tar x ‘onpoting "the external order of the universe dno the sca Imovement ofthe wnivee’ adding tht sich an ident i fe- ger found in all metapyskal ytoms whose deta sce as Mas br, Rana Maety ct bon pert (RC, pp. 169, 181-3). sna went mig be TEAST concn of conomiegovemment tht made no dine ela te ips governing economic phenom and the tase of cadet amistad by the polls of the ste. Tht ested ped she Camera oe: As Passe Posqsiao as ‘oe a Camere slnowlsges the pai of the somorny 3 Pet Gemet,bat nt eso fo the eo fom he ie a fovening, Wem eer ese stare mth oping Me Of Cys ta pcre age of ei cones Fa Stain ac ont teers relevant ease of SSIS (oly are fed wih rly economic eerie Webe Hea Bn hn scenic ey does newest evel eee deelopens ofthe omy” (ES, pp. 128, 12, lin 1 nec replated ul oxime fe emer iies SPER Tice German, nee povided he oustanding Hore tot oie ty canon ves Ben ented eer nd ees of i Came opty ols cabo inte Gorin esses ae ti ci le Thy Yee War pics n which the Fare and a clon need rete ay one nd ee sme ey Ooch 58. p a "i ke Mars, promis ete on the setae peve i 0 wean tems nope however that he min hay oto Jobs may indeed have gic ss secon ofthe pee pois MESS repens betwen ecto of ode ste ad moda ‘Sp he ay have ied on th neil cil BORER I [doped nde soy of ptt od bree eee suru maytveldeetcd ul extensive analog ech Eo Struc soy wocklogial peaking, he modern tf a8 “Spin ut ike tay C5, p13), hare never, + dig Wc docepancy betwen Weber general viewpoint 2d Tec uy n lich Ono Hine pope to relia Webs tay oth Cay source he pi ep wth» pall cee ati Ofte pi of tcc moder Pasi sate. Weber oul, SSESSRetin, nw eve wen it’s hae and ‘Sia eater al cl ale soso” (ina, 175, p99 Seat pain tan sere idan Raion dat a ss fen tem Bow the sme rot One could despot Froese teen roped to tbe the tention toring the i er ei fl anyone, te. sm ‘lew a progam ely he Puta eecpencar Bu ao to eetec et Dunk ftv postions rel tombe. Weber TEENS peuy and veheesy afr the cms of asm of hthe Jou nt sknowlodges pi offre nor —to conta i | | | | ‘he Snot Caen wit nr einen ft own geet dere Tepe aor a tan ante cae Fee ee re ete ot et eels LTE sTatanencir cannon te Seeger aceon Garren, “ati fs weeds oe nbn aan ot Wes usin sGemany fee Ones Sere pen argo Secor Co wl ea fercgy west ese ned ey Ss onary cor We os eae Ok Ferret oy Severe mortem Savennton snc ee wed eter one we nome tise “i er eth shee ccs fr pin eve cpm fasts pts of era a ae, We Senn ede Diet ana a eae Shed piiatcens caer ae ale dae Sotinlafedteteccnosictecy nSrenat ie ee bs ic pores eater aie ses es Font nected cairn tutor es Unknow tur see a ett nwt Scant ea a ye ssn cote Kal Wess ehcp oe a e Sevan senoms tery and se peer ce eee the Soe ae eae eee Hach ylsorhoun wre opcnytieGemunce eo Pe ater! car Tbe S508 eat semnerhce sured ene mace dmc cerita rrr eer Seen te esd ees ot pe TUTAE Ractieye cece nancare Sovoeteatin seh Sonia ae dae be Gowen es et fecal eet of lh rp ie setaniey esi acne mon See nar cs ee a ee nae Merc neroteenios heer ore dat ve Shr apd he ate ne oe Moret wt icp a name a haa ‘tt meat nike Oamy wens (sy Es theses ochre ett aa ndeonerie fase ehee BP St nde abel ou es co ck hd a We, Rei ae Madr tae n tees thing brace ye of gonemment Sree tony 90, the rend of omy bern ae rote a sca pagnaceraeectenoet OME altel ecomy site chines fen cad BSUS Sat ned terdom spins eda oh ates STS Gta abr we (SS p46) Renee aaa error mane Tx opal oa raon of ein ST eating eee nna sa ere syne Cay mal app, tun 0 be» pu of view aos um wi Web weence inl ninalae hd noms charetrtion ofthe ates cent at, ‘tebe ay em provision of sabes othe patronage fart hee fino coi cal which me ple saan as oa {ino purack. Ad fom the protean of psonal scary 1 the ‘Sihbuancon ojo ee enone wich lve ogre E303) rnp was arguing sates fom simi polco-tcre- cial sunpeieadmor esa ties ny "The sis tie Tax See Te ery apportion oth xitece of Rate pit the ay trodern eas eadensou od acronis. ‘Weare scutomed 0 consider crn acl ancons aspect the Sic on seiteay ot Bre bhp ncn oe ich Jf tr a anavoway what mates te ener of te Ste tat nel would be vo prespone the ‘iene ofthe Sa {Sehampece 1984.1 owes thames nightly ei ey inks errs EPGIML pets guy tote carpe Onl thoy of the Sins foo the ahoy tesa deluins of ino te Fam arr domed heel de tate joie btn toms wo rem sry oot doce sae. Seely, {fre docs nt lgeancwenon estes ating mre hah “rhinestone” CUP 2 seth posed ogee St pola Poems concern ovormenti hcosican ntbe mr squalor $2 prot sco eae statehood Cine at caren can mght be mae, lh cent weeS ctwebersha Bu Foucults teein ne porns ‘SEG anal one tan bor might have bos inlined So ‘eietamee ct ine te poe pron hat the mse SaelTpecalyehrcered by raya onde ered | | The Sa of Ct sgovernmen ‘of all and fea a pace tha pases and ymbion {acs toaleaton'and “indivi ‘Weber ws certainly sequined with ich as idea of he stead with its linkage tothe herage of the Pleita! and, more distal. te teadition of Carstian pater tn his wn ditinive terme Bu sll tmeguivocly, heel Suc th impicaon, fr example, of his ‘ef in the “nermedite Retecions to ace the ssilon in a ‘modem cootext of th jective pagmatsun of eats of ote wh) (Eins "he wee core of the Sa incr fnew he ea pespetve of ll "sooal welfire polices (FMW. p34). Well Impl in Weber's view commitnet co citi fsabtatve atin ty = the appatal of he subsenive meaning of fost fr “seal Justice) wid spec to some unig, vil ease or staf cnc This ‘ands in contadction tothe peoples of formal tonality" feyard t the person’ which Weber hols to be indspenibe both to buretucrate aminsiston and to captabem. The contst Between formal legal rticealcy and "shad jot” (he indvidnsd, se stintve-tionlisicevataton of individ ete) i acute, a major ind recuring mont in Weber's scone ofthe ditncive opin of ost economic development hie erepion of 3 recracence of “aad justin he sockeye his owe ne volves, corsponding ya premonition ofthe corption oe emeation of tht Western dyaatae (Gee Lash, Chapter 1 “This mobilzasion by Webcr of his contrast between formal and substaneve analy arguably does moto desma than lite ‘vat bass of is resol rfl of the Hen of an ndiidelcng pial ationaly. Such ein as, sdmitely, sm hones pi SSehical provenance, Foucule ces on this pont the dscsion in Plos ‘Steinar ofthe pastoral conrption of ship, oof govemmnt athe rulers individulned ate ofeach particle subject 4 dco one ‘ded by derma ony» god woul becapabl of governing tvs ‘One might cites the sane win Kan dston that Web he kn esaig elf has no principle) ~ canoe, that stay, be made tos ‘emai vabid maxi forthe tasks of te (1956, p- he ‘Weber's deed opinions on questions of welts policy ae in fae snore completed than some of hiv gener! animadversons might ‘Siggest He endonar rate acid snd heals insane for worker, indeed xing de Henke pois clon that nied the seope ‘of the Bismarckian provisos ths fk. Conversely, the fmm be ‘es in ecaeeding the esetally tcc ad yncotentious crater of ‘crt damins of such poey Careasy-poiicer Wott und ‘Wirchatpege’) might alos have been chosen expresly son to suggest he posit of dep tae reservations (WL, p15). Weber's is las Ma Wr, Raney on Madey ‘without question 2 historic! ebityseuly ale o the afity of Inctings of Welace Sate’ and police sete’ ~ and ofthe linkage ofthe Tec’ esdoein the national carter wih sere~dominceing asf (Obit sed Untenon "Disen Hesrenweckt chen de Pol im Ube! (ese gentlemen ave police a tee very bone) sa characterilly {nswed Webern silly pasa some autortacan peotes of Gersnan Insts mangement (ASS, p. 30) suggested cetera Foci’ dion of government ‘ond ‘ofeomfiet might be akon a in rane with Weber's theme of Lebo ting Ths notion mut, evidently. now Be hesily guaifed by ang That Weber would have fk the strongest isrest of che ea of = ‘Ruonty pertaining fo the conduct of oer” conduc. nee, ithe dit tot ina pei ay af he police sat this may have Been over and Shove the otc considestinns tht have already bern canvassed bare — eens thio would have anoontd for Kin at most to temporally owndd sation oa bso niversal met of bis werld-iston= vision namely, the pao jntaposton of erin Western ain ‘Sonia we se plage tank of shoving = wives vale” with therecuringly Poste feof her 2‘Gomestcaon athe hands ofthe State EMA, p26) or subjugation tuner the seclt an pastoral powers cigiow ahoriy, Shades seen at work even inthe olden rs of te Protest ete “The cedsiasccalsopervison of he Bf ofthe nil, whic, 2 ‘ros pried nthe Calvin Sse Churches, alos amowned oan [guion, might cven er sae Hberason of indvidal powers ‘ich was conditional by the rational sete pursuit of alvaton, and Tisomecnssatualy ido. The mercnelist egltions othe ste tight develop indie, but no, ox etainly not lone, che spi Cpt whete they sumed sacha expo, authoritarian char ‘hehe to Inge extent hindered Thus «soa effce might ‘rena roofed ftom sccestea rgimenttion when i boca Chesil depose WESC, p15) 1 of Webe'ssxcoant ofthe condoms of posibilty of Wetter capitals des, of coun, withthe medieval stalemate between the ‘Spurateand competing powers ofthe Were church andempire, whose ERee was that nthe inttion achieved a fully ‘Cacscopapist or posal power over individual hfe. Foueule fellows, Weber here in Epwling th permancoe tension and disjunction ix Wester tadion ‘Between om the one hand, ee palosophy of government embed in ‘i Foucault calls pastord power, anon the eter band what he el There gate of Athenian demectae pois, based ou nw, iznship Sind the public spac This eas contrasted with Eastern, Orthodox "he Sot of he ion care i fon of sae and church alts mage of the Christ Ener. The fee bro cue, tn Foc elo he ‘modem ste wih th demon’ projet of tombiang or pepsi hr» whl scared poly, esto aly Spe fame Yorks of dominion. For Weber one mh eh heey poder ‘noc pois thems of colt tondson it pete ete indivi Ltn we esting the later sabaumpion ino «nig, pervasive, colecsvepstor spervcon snd lenmtaton fife Reacts approsh sre Weber shee bat ol npr te ints on paying il duc to the several ifenrs eon he pie {nd ier ayer of oven ba ists equal at tho ts pa cin Somme nd ctl ee poo Biomg indivi xience oes once ete. Antifae en aga thstehe wo Weber one cn shape eegate more cen hw all i ‘wo does inde feu uel onthe condita ona of ove ‘Bent even whales ot expr coaching nestor Weber tors noted hereto sop this my be eure ison of ‘not panoete snd pragma somite exponen, ‘The ‘Lae Science’ of Sociology andthe Soul of the Citizen me © sence of Wh po ato so dry upon some romans of Fut oat he wan Formation efeced y das pole ecmomny inthe ratonhip tetera ence snd goverment Theses opel isan aye ‘rimpleofth kindof cunive prc ta Feuer nels nea Fr hc ho a tpn Eanomy nd lan re nsparae knowlege here; the pice 1, the Know of conomy ental wih s Enow how of ‘lmieraton Poll conomy Batons ths anion. Atte same he jeitdenoseas te nce ns tt on mea OF noe enering the proto the cco) a beaks in rcp withthe natn ofa ato goverane tht coal deduce ts fer ci fence fe ins. Fo fla ‘Sonam sume the pon, in Fone tc, of eal kes Iedge's boo rinse ses mt esa int sent a vate comrqunses of is wn scons ut wid cmt be ade Sevens vn area. ston tetaolesves a profand snag ect atte cnet that wl dfn ton st prac otc sggess dats deve tr in hi prog recom Ma Weer, Rat ad tery Aurion ia payed bythe iodection of « new one of ier Palisa econgry inp, party ns quality a a eflecton om Thehnoy and nmaton of Svlsocey, by seew eden This tat the popuion which merase pey hed hitherto red ae che jet as power an Knowledge composed of nda sbjcts ext whtaothecnhiios ference eon or ue Indvsl abject hs rages governed by autonome eee of petsent that te reduc, nonce snd eesal fom icing ge pot fete Emel insert BET is acondng to Fouls hypothe, the heerogensy and Tonge ois onl etre feeoorsenduiny ah spect agate diferent loge of rooleston chcartir of poled Jrapradnce that sake the eof + tol cconomieSOvriBY ctr urbe, A the sme ee, the Terese” ofthe Sonos ake portant conn to he esos ihe ronment troughs coplorsson fh ees ad xpabies of for EFS, amy sat of he fo eat ave ich be tates obliged olagah al cai to dees mary. "Tye conception of ono naysbacrbe tty the tikes of he Soosh Faison of ous, by no rsa a edctve Sharseton: brates theme ntrovenin an read bec moa, ‘at md pola vlocon ov human more and chart. Some PeStclay elmmentore have gated os sabequnt fs of hit [Timon of eonnstedns of coven, ocologiea and pilwopicl ‘Sbounen: Weber repraens a0 imporane comtet-rample 19 his ‘Hapovss ae nded nt ee oreo fangs oat ‘Germs Natnftonnte, ns ort gener character de le ian SMecaigation ofthe rectal clented acon of ndvidan, su xtension of ceoromic pont of view co encompass a dy of ttreconomie SS nd menos than acon No doubt tb ois Spas pespecive ur moe seat ifireniaes Whe’ selogal reject fom at of scene foc? Pgfticin Hens cet aces have placed emphasis on such 2 framework of eben problemainaton. Cental here ar he rlation- ‘ps terwcen sytem of formene an condoning collective octal TEL Shera of womate sad defi power! "anda foc obj, ‘So conomy iy wc nslnoand athe seine peeved ds Whelan “nono asa Ar Fens pts ot thie ter tam, who Gerson connotations re somethat ue rndred By 6 gl wonton, tacts te pectin which Naoalkonanie Felis the older ponpertive of 0 Okronik oscooomy), a ‘ilo- ‘Sptico-pracea? Goce onthe condi ofthe howschad, ee ine Thal dae economy (eos, 1984p 4), When we read Weber's Te Saft Cite

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