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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (German: Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus) is a book written by Max Weber, a German sociologist, economist, and politician.
Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a study of the relationship between the ethics of ascetic Protestantism and the emergence of the spirit of modern capitalism. Weber argues that the religious ideas of groups such as the Calvinists played a role in creating the capitalistic spirit.
The Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism. by. Weber, Max, 1864-1920. Publication date. 1930. Topics. Religion and sociology, Christian ethics, Capitalism, Economics -- Religious aspects Christianity, Protestantism. Publisher. New York : Scribner. Collection. cdl; americana. Contributor. University of California Libraries. Language.
Max Weber theorized that 17th-century Protestant values contributed to the emergence of capitalism in Europe. Weber argued that Protestantism, particularly Calvinism, promoted a strong work ethic, characteristics upon which the capitalist system flourishes.
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, (1904–05), thesis by Max Weber that asserts a connection between success in capitalist ventures and the accidental psychological consequences of Calvinist Christian doctrines, especially predestination.
MAX WEBER The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. abbreviations: MWC = modern, western capitalism. Introduction. Though knowledge and observation of great refinement have existed elsewhere, only in the West has rationalization in science, law and culture developed to such a great degree.
Weber's compelling work remains influential for these reasons: it explores the continuing debate regarding the origins and legacy of modem capitalism in the West; it helps the reader understand...
The back cover offers the fol lowing description: the author "[1] examines the controversy that has sur rounded this book for nearly a century and [2] summarizes major aspects of Weber's complex analysis. He also [3] discusses The Protestant Ethic in the context of Weber's other writings" (numbers added).
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism undoubtedly ranks as one of the most renowned, and controversial, works of modern social science. First published as a two-part article in 1904–5, in the Archiv für Sozialwissenschaft und Sozialpolitik, of which Weber was one of the editors, it immediately provoked a critical debate, in
Summary. The background. The intensity of the debate which followed the publication of Max Weber's Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism in 1904-1905 shows how relevant the essay was considered at the time.