Andreas Anter reconstructs Max Weber's theory of the modern state, showing its significance to contemporary political science. He reveals the ambivalence of Weber's political thought: the oscillation between an étatiste position, mainly oriented to the reason of state, and an individualistic one, focussed on the freedom of individuals
1. Introduction 2. Aspects of the Concept of the State 3. State and Rulership 4. Hermeneutics of the State 5. Theory of the State and the Doctrine of Value Judgements 6. Archaeology of the Modern State 7. The State as a Machine 8. Concluding Remarks Bibliography
