The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism and Other Writings
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. Based on the original 1905 edition, this volume includes, along with Weber's treatise, an illuminating introduction, a wealth of explanatory notes, and exemplary responses and remarks-both from Weber and his critics-sparked by publication of The Protestant...
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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. Based on the original 1905 edition, this volume includes, along with Weber's treatise, an illuminating introduction, a wealth of explanatory notes, and exemplary responses and remarks-both from Weber and his critics-sparked by publication of The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. This is the first English translation of the 1905 German text and the first volume to include Weber's unexpurgated responses to his critics, which reveal important developments in and clarifications of Weber's argument.
IntroductionixSuggestions for Further ReadinglxvNote on the TranslationlxixThe Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism (1905)1"Churches" and "Sects" in North America (1906)203Critical Remarks in Response to the Foregoing "Critical Contributions" (1907) (Weber's first rejoinder to H. Karl Fischer)221Remarks on the Foregoing "Reply" (1908) (Weber's second rejoinder to H. Karl Fischer)232Rebuttal of the Critique of the "Spirit" of Capitalism (1910) (Weber's first rejoinder to Felix Rachfahl)244A Final Rebuttal of Rachfahl's Critique of the "Spirit of Capitalism" (1910)282AppendixesI.Rejoinders to Werner Sombart and Lujo Brentano (1920)341II.Prefactory Remarks to Collected Essays in the Sociology of Religion (1920)356
