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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.

Table of Contents
Edited, Translated, and with an Introduction and Notes by Peter Baehr and Gordon C. Wells

Introduction
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)

Protestant Ethic and Other Writings

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 1 December 2005
      ISBN-13 9780140439212
      978-0140439212
      ISBN-10 0140439218
      Also in:
      Politics, Philosophy & Society Anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      Edited, Translated, and with an Introduction and Notes by Peter Baehr and Gordon C. Wells

      Introduction
      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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