Politics as a Vocation
E154326
Politics as a Vocation is a seminal 1919 lecture-essay by sociologist Max Weber that analyzes the nature of political authority, the state, and the ethical responsibilities of political leaders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Politics as a Vocation canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1347870 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Politics as a Vocation Context triple: [Max Weber, notableWork, Politics as a Vocation]
-
A.
A Fragment on Government
A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
-
B.
The Public and Its Problems
The Public and Its Problems is a 1927 philosophical work by John Dewey that analyzes democracy, the nature of the public, and the role of communication and institutions in addressing social issues.
-
C.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
-
D.
The Limits of Power
The Limits of Power is a political analysis book by historian Andrew Bacevich that critiques U.S. militarism, foreign policy overreach, and the constraints on American global dominance.
-
E.
A Preface to Democratic Theory
A Preface to Democratic Theory is a foundational political science book by Robert A. Dahl that analyzes and critiques existing models of democracy while proposing a more realistic, pluralist framework for democratic governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Politics as a Vocation Target entity description: Politics as a Vocation is a seminal 1919 lecture-essay by sociologist Max Weber that analyzes the nature of political authority, the state, and the ethical responsibilities of political leaders.
-
A.
A Fragment on Government
A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
-
B.
The Public and Its Problems
The Public and Its Problems is a 1927 philosophical work by John Dewey that analyzes democracy, the nature of the public, and the role of communication and institutions in addressing social issues.
-
C.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
-
D.
The Limits of Power
The Limits of Power is a political analysis book by historian Andrew Bacevich that critiques U.S. militarism, foreign policy overreach, and the constraints on American global dominance.
-
E.
A Preface to Democratic Theory
A Preface to Democratic Theory is a foundational political science book by Robert A. Dahl that analyzes and critiques existing models of democracy while proposing a more realistic, pluralist framework for democratic governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
ⓘ
lecture ⓘ political sociology work ⓘ |
| addressesConcept |
charismatic authority
ⓘ
legal-rational authority ⓘ legitimate violence ⓘ political leadership ethics ⓘ traditional authority ⓘ |
| author | Max Weber ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| ethicalTheme |
tension between moral ideals and political responsibility
ⓘ
use of morally dangerous means for political ends ⓘ |
| field |
political sociology
ⓘ
sociology of domination ⓘ sociology of the state ⓘ |
| genre |
political theory
ⓘ
social science ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasForm |
printed essay
ⓘ
public lecture ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Weimar-era intellectual debates
ⓘ
post–World War I Germany ⓘ |
| influenced |
political science
ⓘ
sociology ⓘ theories of political leadership ⓘ theory of bureaucracy ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic of political sociology
ⓘ
foundational text in political science ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| lectureYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
leadership
ⓘ
legitimacy ⓘ political authority ⓘ political ethics ⓘ politics ⓘ the state ⓘ violence and the state ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
definition of the state as a human community that claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory
ⓘ
ethic of conviction versus ethic of responsibility ⓘ living for politics versus living off politics ⓘ professionalization of politics ⓘ typology of legitimate domination ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Politik als Beruf ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Weberian sociology ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Science as a Vocation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Politics as a Vocation Description of subject: Politics as a Vocation is a seminal 1919 lecture-essay by sociologist Max Weber that analyzes the nature of political authority, the state, and the ethical responsibilities of political leaders.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.