... many social issues of that time. Scientist started questioning the old assumptions of the ancient teachings. The Catholic Church was loosing more and more of its power and influence over art, the government, and the opinion of philosophers, political leaders, artist, scientist, and everyday people. With the invention of the printing press, books were more obtainable, which led to a more educated society. People ... acting differently too. "Leaders of the city-states, who got their support from the poorer people- starting preaching "citizens should give their main loyalty to the city-st...

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... that really politicians simply have to be wealthy or there have personal income that can contribute to his calling. And how internal vetting of politicians goes on, "selecting leaders and eliminating mere demagogues-. In fact you could argue that Weber's discussion of the political comes from a document that describes essentially how to be politician'. The hard headed social ... in Politics as a Vocation' Weber concludes that the specific instruments of politics is power', backed up by violence, an observation which compounds any understanding of a relationship between ethics and politi...

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... that really politicians simply have to be wealthy or there have personal income that can contribute to his calling. And how internal vetting of politicians goes on, "selecting leaders and eliminating mere demagogues-. In fact you could argue that Weber's discussion of the political comes from a document that describes essentially how to be politician'. The hard headed ... analyzed political phenomena--on both the merits of the efforts themselves and the way these efforts reflect and interact with their age. Asking what is generalizable and what is contextual about the work of earlier p...

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... that really politicians simply have to be wealthy or there have personal income that can contribute to his calling. And how internal vetting of politicians goes on, "selecting leaders and eliminating mere demagogues-. In fact you could argue that Weber's discussion of the political comes from a document that describes essentially how to be politician'. The hard headed ... analyzed political phenomena--on both the merits of the efforts themselves and the way these efforts reflect and interact with their age. Asking what is generalizable and what is contextual about the work of earlier p...

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