Discussing "The Protestant Ethic And The Spirit Of Capitalism" By Max Weber

Описание: In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Protestant Ethic And The Spirit Of Capitalism," which was written by Max Weber and published in 1904.

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00:00 Weber's Education, Depression, Academic, Military, And Political Work, And Death

06:05 Weber's Thesis And Some Objections

09:28 Capitalism As Not Unlimited Greed But Pursuit Of Profit; Separating Business From The Household; The Spread Of Calvinism And Puritanism; Catholic Craftsmen And Protestant Skilled Laborers

17:07 A Trope About Protestants And Catholics; Working Harder In A Foreign Land

24:36 Benjamin Franklin As Ethicist; Work As A Calling; The Unalterable Order Of Capitalism; Unscrupulousness In Businessmen And Laborers

28:39 Capital Breaking Tradition; Sense Of "Calling" As A Requirement For Efficiency; Religion Helping Capital Overcome Tradition; Florence And Pennsylvania

42:16 Capitalism And Rationalism; The Word "Calling" Not Existing In Languages Of Catholic-Dominant Peoples; Its Origins In Luther's Writing; Doing A Job Well

47:26 A Connection To German Mysticism; Calvinism And Individualism; Asceticism In Everyday Life; Monks As Workers In The Kingdom Of God; Pietism; Wasting Time As A Sin; The Problem With Irregular Work; Jews And "Pariah-Capitalism"

55:17 Bringing It All Together; Returning To Franklin; The Iron Cage And "Specialists Without Spirit, Sensualists Without Heart"

59:49 Closing Thoughts