Max weber the spirit of capitalism6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Keep reading for an overview of Weber’s argument presented in the book. ![]() His argument in The Protestant Ethic is considered a classic and is often compared to Karl Marx’s writings on the economic origins of capitalism. In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Max Weber contends that the Protestants’ way of life laid the seeds for capitalism to emerge as a full-fledged economic system. What’s “the Protestant ethic”? How did it give rise to modern capitalism? Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. Shortform has the world's best summaries and analyses of books you should be reading. This article is an excerpt from the Shortform book guide to "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" by Max Weber. ![]()
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