The juridical roots of Max Weber

Abstract

The article investigates the formation, career and works of Max Weber as a jurist, and outlines the impact and influences of his legal training on his work in general. Special attention is given to his doctoral thesis on trading societies of the Middle Ages, presenting his overall problematization and his main ideas. The objective is to show how the problems explored by Weber in his doctoral thesis - his main juridical work - anticipate themes and problems developed more widely and deeply in his later work.