Comparison between Weber and Marx
• Both Marx and Weber are critical to modern capitalist society, but Weber’s theory is moderate to some extent (and thus often easy to accept politically), while Marx is more radical politically.
• Most of Weber’s work derived from detailed historical study. Thus it sounded very scientific and academic. Marx also did much serious research, but his way of writing was often too critical.
• In terms of philosophy, Weber adopted cause-and-effect thinking, while Marx adopted dialectic logic.
• Lastly, Weber offered broaderapproach (religion, law, the city, or even music) for the analysis of the social world, than Marx’s narrow focus on the economy.