The Protestant ethic and the "spirit" of capitalism and other writings

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The Protestant ethic and the "spirit" of capitalism and other writings

by Max Weber ; edited, translated, and with an introduction by Peter Baehr and Gordon C. Wells

(Penguin twentieth-century classics)

Penguin Books, 2002

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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.

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Edited, Translated, and with an Introduction and Notes by Peter Baehr and Gordon C. WellsIntroduction Suggestions for Further Reading Note on the Translation The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism (1905) "Churches" and "Sects" in North America (1906) Critical Remarks in Response to the Foregoing "Critical Contributions" (1907) (Weber's first rejoinder to H. Karl Fischer) Remarks on the Foregoing "Reply" (1908) (Weber's second rejoinder to H. Karl Fischer) Rebuttal of the Critique of the "Spirit" of Capitalism (1910) (Weber's first rejoinder to Felix Rachfahl) A Final Rebuttal of Rachfahl's Critique of the "Spirit of Capitalism" (1910) Appendixes: I. Rejoinders to Wener Sombart and Lujo Brentano (1920) II. Prefatory Remarks to Collected Essays in the Sociology of Religion (1920)

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