東華大學圖書館 |

Language: English

Help

回圖書館首頁

手機版館藏查詢

Back

Switch To: Labeled | MARC Mode | ISBD

Max Weber's Theory of Rationality an...

Al-Saud, Lama Mansour Bandar Abdulaziz.

Linked to FindBook

Google Book

Amazon

博客來

Max Weber's Theory of Rationality and the Messaging of Soviet and American Cold War Space Programs.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Max Weber's Theory of Rationality and the Messaging of Soviet and American Cold War Space Programs./
Author:	Al-Saud, Lama Mansour Bandar Abdulaziz.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2023,
Description:	68 p.
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 85-06.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International85-06.
Subject:	History. -
Online resource:	https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=30871711
ISBN:	9798380866774

Max Weber's Theory of Rationality and the Messaging of Soviet and American Cold War Space Programs.
Al-Saud, Lama Mansour Bandar Abdulaziz.

Max Weber's Theory of Rationality and the Messaging of Soviet and American Cold War Space Programs. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2023 - 68 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 85-06.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wales Trinity Saint David (United Kingdom), 2023.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

By measuring intentionality through social action, Weber's Theory of Rationality can reveal the motivations behind the message. Examining the messaging of Cold War space programs through this theoretical framework can reveal hidden layers of complexity, adding richness to our understanding of their meanings. The Soviet and American manned missions culminating in Project Apollo stressed ideology over exploration; spaceflight was a delivery mechanism for state-sponsored propaganda. However, NASA's post-Apollo, un-manned scientific missions became opportunities to find meaning in the cosmos; they sought knowledge of the universe and offered some in return for audiences they could only hypothesise.The superpower space race was conducted in a context of political and existential threat that manifested in the messaging. Using rhetoric to disguise their intentions, their messaging provides layers of meaning concealed by nationalistic narratives. Weber's model illustrates that a 'value narrative' broadcast by space programs with the goal to deceive or manipulate reveals the pragmatic rationality of the sender and the message.After Apollo, NASA's scientific missions reversed the messaging dynamic of the manned missions. The messages exist as manifestations of their belief in the intrinsic value of humanity, and a desire to create meaning in the cosmos.Weber's model reveals that messaging sent out to space with little or no chance of engagement reflects the belief, and value-rationality, of its senders. Determining intentionality is critical to meaningfully decipher the message. Weber's model reveals the superpowers' cynical use of value narratives to achieve calculated outcomes, subsuming science and exploration into opportunities to manipulate or control. It also reveals the value-rationality of NASA's later scientific missions which sought deeper understanding-the 'conscious belief in the value for its own sake'-to bring meaning to the cosmos. Thus, by revealing the concealed, Weber's Theory of Rationality provides a valuable framework for understanding truth in messaging.

ISBN: 9798380866774Subjects--Topical Terms:

516518
History.
Subjects--Index Terms:

Max weber

Max Weber's Theory of Rationality and the Messaging of Soviet and American Cold War Space Programs.
LDR:03347nmm a2200409 4500 001 2395137
005 20240513060828.5
006 m o d
007 cr#unu||||||||
008 251215s2023 ||||||||||||||||| ||eng d
020 $a 9798380866774
035 $a (MiAaPQ)AAI30871711
035 $a (MiAaPQ)WalesStDavid_2639
035 $a AAI30871711
040 $a MiAaPQ $c MiAaPQ
100 1 $a Al-Saud, Lama Mansour Bandar Abdulaziz. $3 3764640
245 1 0 $a Max Weber's Theory of Rationality and the Messaging of Soviet and American Cold War Space Programs.
260 1 $a Ann Arbor : $b ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, $c 2023
300 $a 68 p.
500 $a Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 85-06.
502 $a Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wales Trinity Saint David (United Kingdom), 2023.
506 $a This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.
520 $a By measuring intentionality through social action, Weber's Theory of Rationality can reveal the motivations behind the message. Examining the messaging of Cold War space programs through this theoretical framework can reveal hidden layers of complexity, adding richness to our understanding of their meanings. The Soviet and American manned missions culminating in Project Apollo stressed ideology over exploration; spaceflight was a delivery mechanism for state-sponsored propaganda. However, NASA's post-Apollo, un-manned scientific missions became opportunities to find meaning in the cosmos; they sought knowledge of the universe and offered some in return for audiences they could only hypothesise.The superpower space race was conducted in a context of political and existential threat that manifested in the messaging. Using rhetoric to disguise their intentions, their messaging provides layers of meaning concealed by nationalistic narratives. Weber's model illustrates that a 'value narrative' broadcast by space programs with the goal to deceive or manipulate reveals the pragmatic rationality of the sender and the message.After Apollo, NASA's scientific missions reversed the messaging dynamic of the manned missions. The messages exist as manifestations of their belief in the intrinsic value of humanity, and a desire to create meaning in the cosmos.Weber's model reveals that messaging sent out to space with little or no chance of engagement reflects the belief, and value-rationality, of its senders. Determining intentionality is critical to meaningfully decipher the message. Weber's model reveals the superpowers' cynical use of value narratives to achieve calculated outcomes, subsuming science and exploration into opportunities to manipulate or control. It also reveals the value-rationality of NASA's later scientific missions which sought deeper understanding-the 'conscious belief in the value for its own sake'-to bring meaning to the cosmos. Thus, by revealing the concealed, Weber's Theory of Rationality provides a valuable framework for understanding truth in messaging.
590 $a School code: 8885.
650 4 $a History. $3 516518
650 4 $a Art history. $3 2122701
650 4 $a Military studies. $3 2197382
653 $a Max weber
653 $a Rationality
653 $a Messaging
653 $a Soviet
653 $a Cold War
653 $a Space programs
690 $a 0750
690 $a 0377
690 $a 0578
710 2 $a University of Wales Trinity Saint David (United Kingdom). $3 3542779
773 0 $t Masters Abstracts International $g 85-06.
790 $a 8885
791 $a M.A.
792 $a 2023
793 $a English
856 4 0 $u https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=30871711