Books by Fritz Ringer

In this significant study, Fritz Ringer offers a new approach to Weber's work, interpreting his methodological writings in the context of the lively German intellectual debates of his day, and demonstrating how Weber was able to bridge the divide between humanistic interpretation and causal explanation in historical and cultural studies.

A comprehensive introduction to Weber's thought. Fritz Ringer locates Weber in his historical context, relating his ideas to the controversies and politics of his day and considers the importance of Weber to contemporary life.

One of the foremost historians of intellectual life and education in Germany, Fritz Ringer has brought together in this volume several of his articles, most of which are not easily available are published here in English for the first time. They focus on a whole range of contemporary and historical debates...