The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism and Other Writings by Max Weber

The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism and Other Writings

Max Weber with Peter Baehr (Translator)

464 pages first pub 1904 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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In The Protestant Ethic, Max Weber opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and relates the rise of the capitalist economy to the Calvinist belief in the moral value of hard work and the fulfillment of one's worldly duties. For more ...

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