Heidelberg School of sociology
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The Heidelberg School of sociology was an early 20th-century German sociological tradition centered at the University of Heidelberg, known for its cultural and historical approaches to social theory and its association with prominent scholars such as Alfred Weber.
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| Heidelberg School of sociology canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Heidelberg School of sociology Context triple: [Alfred Weber, memberOf, Heidelberg School of sociology]
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Freiburg School
The Freiburg School was a group of German economists and legal scholars in the early 20th century that developed ordoliberalism, advocating a strong legal framework to ensure competitive markets and prevent economic power concentration.
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Frankfurt School
The Frankfurt School was a group of 20th-century German social theorists and philosophers associated with critical theory, Marxism, and critiques of modern capitalist and authoritarian societies.
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Institute of Sociology
The Institute of Sociology is an academic unit specializing in sociological research and education within the University of Opole in Poland.
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Darmstadt School
The Darmstadt School was a mid-20th-century avant-garde movement in European classical music centered around the Darmstadt Summer Courses, known for its promotion of serialism and other radical compositional techniques.
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Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies
The Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies is an interdisciplinary research institute focused on comparative cultural and social science, particularly in the tradition of Max Weber’s sociology.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heidelberg School of sociology Target entity description: The Heidelberg School of sociology was an early 20th-century German sociological tradition centered at the University of Heidelberg, known for its cultural and historical approaches to social theory and its association with prominent scholars such as Alfred Weber.
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A.
Freiburg School
The Freiburg School was a group of German economists and legal scholars in the early 20th century that developed ordoliberalism, advocating a strong legal framework to ensure competitive markets and prevent economic power concentration.
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B.
Frankfurt School
The Frankfurt School was a group of 20th-century German social theorists and philosophers associated with critical theory, Marxism, and critiques of modern capitalist and authoritarian societies.
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C.
Institute of Sociology
The Institute of Sociology is an academic unit specializing in sociological research and education within the University of Opole in Poland.
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D.
Darmstadt School
The Darmstadt School was a mid-20th-century avant-garde movement in European classical music centered around the Darmstadt Summer Courses, known for its promotion of serialism and other radical compositional techniques.
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E.
Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies
The Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies is an interdisciplinary research institute focused on comparative cultural and social science, particularly in the tradition of Max Weber’s sociology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic tradition
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sociological school ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | social sciences ⓘ |
| approach |
cultural approach to social theory
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historical approach to social theory ⓘ interpretive sociology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alfred Weber
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Emil Lederer ⓘ Gustav Radbruch ⓘ Heinrich Rickert ⓘ Karl Jaspers ⓘ Karl Mannheim ⓘ Marianne Weber ⓘ Max Weber ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| developedIn |
German Empire
ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| field |
cultural sociology
ⓘ
historical sociology ⓘ social theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| focus |
comparative civilizational analysis
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historical development of social orders ⓘ meaningful social action ⓘ relationship between culture and society ⓘ |
| influenced |
German sociology
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cultural sociology ⓘ historical sociology ⓘ interpretive social theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German historicism
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Max Weber's methodology of the social sciences ⓘ
linked to:
The Methodology of the Social Sciences
Neo-Kantianism ⓘ Southwest German School of Neo-Kantianism ⓘ historical school of economics ⓘ
linked to:
German historical school of economics
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| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baden-Württemberg
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German Empire ⓘ Heidelberg ⓘ University of Heidelberg ⓘ
linked to:
Heidelberg University
|
| methodologicalOrientation |
anti-positivist
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historical-comparative ⓘ interpretive ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Weberian sociology
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cultural-historical social theory ⓘ historicist social science ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Heidelberg School of sociology Description of subject: The Heidelberg School of sociology was an early 20th-century German sociological tradition centered at the University of Heidelberg, known for its cultural and historical approaches to social theory and its association with prominent scholars such as Alfred Weber.
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