The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
| Author | Max Weber |
|---|---|
| Published | 1905 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Weber’s argument that the disposition modern capitalism required — methodical work, reinvestment rather than enjoyment, a calling as a duty — was inherited from ascetic Protestantism, where worldly success functioned as evidence of election. Once established, the habit outlived the theology and hardened into an “iron cage” of rationalised work nobody chose. |
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Where I heard about it
- Brendan McCord — on his Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List, under Capitalism, Morality, and Culture, as the founding argument that an economic system depends on a prior moral culture. Full transcription: The Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List.
Connections
- Max Weber — the author.
- Capitalism — the system whose origin the book explains.
- Christianity — the source of the ethic in Weber’s account.
- Religion — the broader frame of the argument.
- The Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List — the list this came from.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.