The Lost Spirit of Capitalism: Disbelief and Discredit, Volume 3

by Bernard Stiegler

Book Overview

Max Weber famously argued that the rise of capitalism in early modern Europe was premised on the emergence of a distinctive set of attitudes - including the pursuit of profit for its own sake - which he called 'the spirit of capitalism'. Today, when capitalism has spread across the globe, the spirit of capitalism would appear to reign supreme. In this important book Bernard Stiegler takes a very different view: what we are witnessing today is not...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745648134
• ISBN13: 9780745648132
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"