ABSTRACT

At the present time the United States feels it necessary to aid in reorganizing a completely disorganized Europe. At the same time Americans must face gigantic internal problems of their own. Max Weber's position within the development of anthropological and social sciences is as follows: in this country he is primarily known and esteemed for his care and sagacity in epistemologically sub-structuring and restricting objectives as well as for his views as to the possibilities of obtaining knowledge within the field of social science. Accordingly a survey on "Max Weber as Applied Anthropologist" is highly pertinent. Weber's motive in dealing especially with the peoples and problems was his religiously based rigorous sense of duty. He felt compelled: to struggle against social situations which he considered unjust; to eliminate personal bias as a judgment of value while investigating casual relations; and to abstain from evaluating phenomena with which he was not completely familiar.