The workshop will focus on the new edition of writings on Max Weber (KJG I/19), which is being produced in collaboration with Dr. Edith Hanke, long-time editor and general editor of the Max Weber Complete Edition (MWG). In addition to the three writings published during his lifetime, this volume will include, for the first time, Jaspers' last notes on Weber from the 1960s, which until now have only been known in sparse, sometimes incorrectly transcribed excerpts, as well as original letters from Karl and Gertrud Jaspers to Max and Marianne Weber, respectively, which were found only a few months ago in the "Archive of the German Women's Movement" (Kassel). 

Dirk Fonfara will explain the structure of the volume and the current status of the editorial work. The focus will be on the only surviving letter from Jaspers to Weber, discovered in Kassel. Dated November 1913, the seven-page letter discusses Weber’s essay “Categories,” which Jaspers had received from the author for critical review shortly before it went to press. In the second part of the workshop, Bernd Weidmann will present Jaspers’ final notes on Weber, distinguishing them from the history of reception—which has been largely shaped by Dieter Henrich. The event is open to the public. Interested parties are warmly welcome. Please send an informal registration to: hadw