“价值”是社会科学研究中的一个重要问题，社会科学中的价值问题是围绕着“价值中立”展开的。马克斯.韦伯是19世纪末20世纪初的一位伟大的社会学家，他被认为是西方社会近百年来历史发展中同马克思相提并论的思想家。在他的思想体系中，居于核心地位的就是“价值中立”思想。韦伯“价值中立”是在事实与价值关系的具体论战的背景下提出的，他从实证主义那里汲取客观性、价值中立性，又从新康德主义那里继承并改造了“价值关联”，调和了两派，提出了价值中立思想。韦伯“价值中立”有其合理性亦有局限性，“价值中立”对保证社会科学研究的客观性固然具有一定意义，但在韦伯那里，“价值中立”与“价值关联”是一对对立而不对举的概念。然而，社会科学的研究不仅仅要保证其客观性，同时也是一个价值中立与价值负载相统一的活动领域。关键词：韦伯；价值中立；价值负载

“Value” is an important academic question in the research of social sciences. This question centers on “Value-neutrality”. Max Weber, whose reputation may place on a par with Karl Marx, is a great sociologist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Western countryies. In his ideology, “Value-neutrality” is in core position. This thought was derived in order to respond discussion about the relationship between fact and value. Max Weber drew on the theory of objectivity and value- neutrality from positivism and the theory of value-relevance from neo- Kantianism. He compromised two schools and proposed his own theory about value-neutrality. Weber’s theory about value-neutrality has rationality and also have limitations. This theory guarantees the objectivity during the research of social sciences, but in Weber’s theory, “value-neutrality” and “value-relevance” is opposite. The research of Social sciences not only needs objectivity but also should become a field on which value-neutrality and value-laden unify.KEY WORDS：Max Weber; value-neutrality; value-laden