Ethic of responsibility and ethic of ultimate ends are most discussed Weberian concepts. The article reflects on their heuristic value in the present. A common interpretation claims that, in a rationalized society, the ethic of responsibility supplants or integrates the ethic of ultimate ends. The two ethics, however, fundamentally differ according to their relationship with the unforeseeable. Moreover, contrary to the idea of a relentless rationalization of society, the unforeseeable is today gaining relevance, even ceasing to be regarded as a problem. As a result, the ethic of ultimate ends expands its scope. The article dwells on major implications of this. The enduring relevance of Weber’s conceptualization, it is concluded, lies in its independence from the historical conditions in which it was formulated.

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不可预见时代的责任和终极目的：论马克斯·韦伯政治伦理的当前相关性

责任伦理和终极目标伦理是讨论最多的韦伯概念。文章反思了它们在当下的启发式价值。一种普遍的解释声称，在一个理性化的社会中，责任伦理取代或整合了终极目的伦理。然而，根据它们与不可预见事物的关系，这两种伦理有着根本的不同。此外，与社会无情合理化的想法相反，不可预见的事情今天变得越来越重要，甚至不再被视为问题。结果，终极目的伦理扩大了它的范围。这篇文章详述了这一点的主要含义。结论是，韦伯概念化的持久相关性在于它独立于其形成的历史条件。