The immediate purpose of this dictionary is not only to make the ideas of Max Weber better known and more easily available to English-speaking readers. It is also a hope that it may inspire the readers to make more use of Weber's insights in their own research.
It is not only useful to know what Weber has said on some specific topic and to get to know his work better. It is also imperative to learn how to theorize with the help of Weber, that is, to learn how to use ideas, concepts, and social mechanisms in studying and explaining social reality.