Max Weber in "Politics As Term Paper

The author describes how journalism is in itself a form of political power but that major news media are really controlled by capitalists.

One of the salient issues Weber discusses in "Politics as a Vocation" is the ethical dimension of political life. Weber focuses on three main qualities that politicians need in order to be effective: "passion, a feeling of responsibility, and a sense of proportion." Weber also refers to what he calls the "ethic of the Sermon on the Mount" as a guide for political thought. The ethic of the Sermon of the Mount offers a reasonable means to exert just and dignified political control.Finally, Weber distinguishes between the "ethic of ultimate ends" and the "ethic of responsibility," which are two different ways of approaching morality in politics. The two are not mutually exclusive, according to the author, for the politician must sometimes justify the means in order to obtain a desirable end outcome. Weber shows how politics is a treacherous profession, and one filled with moral ambiguity. The politician must be internally prepared to deal with negativity and evil as well as justice......