All Formats & Editions

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.

The Protestant ethic -- a moral code stressing hard work, rigorous self-discipline, and the organization of one's life in the service of God -- was made famous by sociologist and political economist Max Weber. In this brilliant study (his best-known and most controversial), he... Read Full Overview

First published in 1905, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is listed by the International Sociological Association as the fourth most important book of the XX century.In this milestone of economical philosophy, Max Weber illustrates how Calvinist work ethic played... Read Full Overview

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is Max Weber's groundbreaking study of the psychological and spiritual conditions that allowed for the development of capitalist culture. Weber's thesis takes off from startling twin reversals. First, in a reversal of the Marxian... Read Full Overview

Max Weber's best-known and most controversial work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, first published in 1904, remains to this day a powerful and fascinating read. Weber's highly accessible style is just one of many reasons for his continuing popularity. The... Read Full Overview

For more than 100 years, Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism has set the parameters for the debate over the origins of modern capitalism. Now more timely and thought provoking than ever, this esteemed classic of twentieth-century social science examines... Read Full Overview

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a work by Max Weber now brought to you in this new edition of the timeless classic.

This landmark work sets out the relationship between Western religious ethos and the emergence and growth of capitalism; its thesis being that the values of hard work and industry at the core of ascetic Protestantism made it possible for modern rational capitalism to flourish... Read Full Overview

An Unabridged Edition to Include: Advice to the Young - Moral Catechism(Of Moral Virtue - Of Humility - Of Mercy - Of Justice - Of Truth - Of Charity and Giving Alms -Of Avarice - Of Frugality and Economy - Of Industry - Of Cheerfulness) - Federal Catechism

For more than 100 years, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism has set the parameters for the debate over the origins of modern capitalism. Now more timely and thought-provoking than ever, this esteemed classic of twentieth-century social science examines the deep... Read Full Overview

La tica protestante y el "esp ritu" del capitalismo" se interroga por el origen de la mentalidad capitalista moderna, enemiga y vencedora del tradicionalismo, y llega a la conclusi n de que tal mentalidad procede, no del propio desarrollo econ mico capitalista, sino del modo... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Max Weber's best-known and most controversial work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism , first published in 1904, remains to this day a powerful and fascinating read. Weber's highly accessible style is just one of many reasons for his continuing popularity. The... Read Full Overview