Max Weber's Science as a Vocation has long been part of the canon of science studies. In this paper, the key analytical categories that Weber uses to discuss scientific work are applied to some recent ...

The word vocation, originally used to indicate lives directly consecrated to God through priestly or religious service, has recently come into use in a much broader fashion. To expand vocation to ...

FOR some years serious students of pedagogy have complained that in the two most important decisions of a man’s life, choosing a wife and choosing a vocation, young men are often led by mere chance.

. . . It's important to keep in mind that the concept of "vocation" is ultimately not about sorting ourselves or others into ...