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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism - Couverture rigide

Guzman, Sebastian

 
9781912303823: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1912303825 ISBN 13 : 9781912303823
Editeur : Macat International Limited, 2017

Synopsis

The German sociologist Max Weber is considered to be one of the founding fathers of sociology, and ranks among the most influential writers of the 20th-century. His most famous book, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, is a masterpiece of sociological analysis whose power is based on the construction of a rigorous, and intricately interlinked, piece of argumentation.

Weber's object was to examine the relationship between the development of capitalism and the different religious ideologies of Europe. While many other scholars focused on the material and instrumental causes of capitalism's emergence, Weber sought to demonstrate that different religious beliefs in fact played a significant role. In order to do this, he employed his analytical skills to understand the relationship between capitalism and religious ideology, carefully considering how far Protestant and secular capitalist ethics overlapped, and to what extent they mirrored each other.

One crucial element of Weber's work was his consideration the degree to which cultural values acted as implicit or hidden reasons reinforcing capitalist ethics and behavior - an investigation that he based on teasing out the 'arguments' that underpin capitalism. Incisive and insightful, Weber's analysis continues to resonate with scholars today.

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À propos de l'auteur

Sebastian Guzman undertook his PhD research in sociology at the New School for Social Research in New York. He currently teaches at the Universidad Andrès Bello, Chile.

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Éditeur
Macat International Limited
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1912303825
ISBN 13 
9781912303823
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
112
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