...rational (wertrational) and the instrumentally rational (2weckrational). On the one hand, there is the "conscious belief in the value for its own sake of...ethical, aesthetic, religious or other form of behavior," which, in the Middle Ages, increasingly became identified with literate systems. On the other, there...

...own rationally pursued and calculated ends; (2) value-rational (wertrational), that is, determined by a conscious belief in the value for its own sake of some ethical, aesthetic, religious, or other forms of behavior, independently of its prospects of success; (3) affcctual (especially emotional),...

...rationally pursued and calculated ends; (2) value-rational (wertrational)5*, that is, determined by a conscious belief in the value for its own sake of...aesthetic, religious, or other form of behavior...; (3) affectual (especially emotional), that is, determined by the actor's specific affects and feeling...

...own rationally pursued and calculated ends; (2) value-rational (wertrational), that is, determined by a conscious belief in the value for its own sake of...behavior, independently of its prospects of success; (3) affectual (especially emotional), that is, determined by the actor's specific affects and feeling...

...calculated ends" (1:24). His definition of valuerational social action is action that is "determined by belief in the value for its own sake of some ethical,...religious, or other form of behavior, independently of its prospect of success" (1:24-25). Weber then proceeds to elaborate these definitions with more concrete...

...Human Decision Processes, 65 (1996), pp. 272-292. 29 Weber, Economy and Society (1968), pp. 24-25. in the value for its own sake of some ethical, aesthetic,...behavior, independently of its prospects of success; (3) affectual (especially emotional), that is, determined by the actor's specific affects and feeling...

...action is action based on objective, scientific knowledge. • Value-rational action is action based on a "conscious belief in the value for its own sake...behavior, independently of its prospects of success." The key here is thai the action is an end in itself rather than a means. • Affectual action, or emotional...

...was driven by cultural beliefs and goals, such as the search for religious salvation. Here there is a "conscious belief in the value for its own sake...ethical, aesthetic, religious or other form of behavior" (Weber 1968: 25). By contrast, Zweckrational, or goal-oriented action (also known in cultural theory...

...calculation of alternative means to the end (Weber 1968, p. 25). Value-oriented action is determined by a conscious belief in the value (for its own sake)...ethical, aesthetic, religious, or other form of behavior independent of its prospect. Both types of action are based on consciously regulated comparison and...

...action is action based on objective, scientific knowledge • Value-rational action is action based on a "conscious belief in the value for its own sake...behavior, independently of its prospects of success." The key here is that the action is an end in itself rather than a means. • Affectual action, or emotional...