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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

Max Weber

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The Protestant ethic — a moral code stressing hard work, rigorous self-discipline, and the organization of one's life in the service of God — was made famous by sociologist and political economist Max Weber. In this brilliant study (his best-known and most controversial), he opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and its view that change takes place through "the struggle of opposites." Instead, he relates the rise of a capitalist economy to the Puritan determination to work out anxiety over salvation or damnation by performing good deeds — an effort that ultimately discouraged belief in predestination and encouraged capitalism. Weber's classic study has long been required reading in college and advanced high school social studies classrooms.

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Publisher:: Dover Publications

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ISBN10:: 048642703X

ISBN13:: 9780486427034

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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

Max Weber

3.91/5 (10561 ratings)

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The Protestant ethic — a moral code stressing hard work, rigorous self-discipline, and the organization of one's life in the service of God — was made famous by sociologist and political economist Max Weber. In this brilliant study (his best-known and most controversial), he opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and its view that change takes place through "the struggle of opposites." Instead, he relates the rise of a capitalist economy to the Puritan determination to work out anxiety over salvation or damnation by performing good deeds — an effort that ultimately discouraged belief in predestination and encouraged capitalism. Weber's classic study has long been required reading in college and advanced high school social studies classrooms.

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:

Publisher:: Dover Publications

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 048642703X

ISBN13:: 9780486427034

kindle Asin:: B00A3IZBF8

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