iron cage (Q2919213)
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term coined by Max Weber for the increased rationalization inherent in social life
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | iron cage |
term coined by Max Weber for the increased rationalization inherent in social life |
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... To use his own dichotomy, the formal-procedural rationality (Zweckrationalität) to which Western rationalization tends does not necessarily go with a substantive-value rationality (Wertrationalität). ... On the other hand, freedom and agency are seriously curtailed by the same force in history when individuals are reduced to a “cog in a machine,” or trapped in an “iron cage” that formal rationalization has spawned with irresistible efficiency and at the expense of substantive rationality. ... (English)
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- arwiki القفص الحديدي
- cawiki Gàbia de ferro
- cswiki Železná klec racionality
- elwiki Σιδερένιο κλουβί
- enwiki Iron cage
- eswiki Jaula de hierro
- euwiki Burdinazko kaiola
- fawiki قفس آهنین
- fiwiki Rautahäkki
- frwiki Cage de fer
- hewiki כלוב הברזל
- ruwiki Железная клетка