The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

Name: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Author: Max Weber

by Max Weber

Calvinist ethics shaped capitalist economic spirit and modern Western civilization

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Max Weber

German sociologist whose The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism argued that Calvinist theology was the cultural precondition for modern capitalism. His concepts of bureaucracy, ideal types, and legitimate domination are foundational to social science. He is one of the three founding figures of sociology.

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