Heroism - “The Profession and Vocation of Politics”
Weber expounds heroism through Indian and German principles: “Admission to Indra’s heaven had always been assured to the Indian warrior who died a hero’s death just certainly as Valhalla was to the German warrior.” Both Germans and Indians endorse extraordinary heroism by guaranteeing the bliss which is inherent in ‘Indra’s heaven’ and ‘Valhalla.’ The motif of heroism is imperative in the politics of some civilizations because it discriminates, heroes (who are conferred leadership accountabilities) from the quitters who do meet the touchstone of impudent frontrunners.
Machiavellianism - “The Profession and Vocation of Politics”
Weber explicates, “Specialisation of ethics made it possible for Indian ethics to treat the regal art of politics quite without reservation or scruple, following the peculiar laws of politics alone, indeed intensifying them radically. Truly, radical ‘Machiavellianism,’ in the popular sense of the word, finds its classic expression in Indian literature in the Kautaliya Artha-Sastra.” Machiavellianism exemplifies drastic antagonism of politics which is not subject to the pious integrities. Indian politics are segregated from religion; thus, political manoeuvres are not inhibited by religious codes. Machiavellian politicians can exploit dealings that are inauspicious to others as long as they supplement their prospects of prevailing in the political tournaments.
‘Arable Land’ - “The Nation State and Economic Policy”
Weber explains, “Extraordinary differences exist in the quality of arable land: from the sugar-beet soils of the Vistula plain to the sandy uplands of Cassubia the estimates of the net tax yield differ by a multiple of between ten and twenty. Even at district levels the average values fluctuate between 4.75 and 33.66 marks per hectare.” The patent variances apparent in the arable land dissemination embody social cataloguing of the populaces in the two expanses. The variances in yield infer that the monetary fortes of the two sections are not identical which occasions the dissimilar tax yields.
