The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

Max Weber, Peter Baehr (Editor, Translator, Introduction by, Notes by), Gordon C. Wells (Editor, Translator, Introduction by, Notes by)

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Author
Max Weber, Peter Baehr (Editor, Translator, Introduction by, Notes by), Gordon C. Wells (Editor, Translator, Introduction by, Notes by)
Publish Date
2002-04-30
Book Type
Paperback
Publisher Name
Penguin Classics
Subtitle
And Other Writings
Number of Pages
392
Edition
Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics
ISBN-10
0140439218
ISBN-13
9780140439212
SKU
9780140439212

Description

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.

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