About the book
German sociologist Max Weber argues that the Protestant ethic, especially in its Calvinist form, helped give rise to modern capitalism in Northern Europe by leading many people to work in the secular world, start their own enterprises, trade and accumulate wealth for investment. By the spirit of capitalism he means a set of values built on hard work and progress, which he illustrates with the ethical writings of Benjamin Franklin. Besides Calvinists he discusses Lutherans, Pietists, Methodists, Quakers, Baptists and Moravians. Published as a series of essays beginning in 1904, it was later translated into English by Talcott Parsons, and the International Sociological Association ranked it fourth among the sociological books of the 20th century.
Liam Martin, co-founder and CMO of Time Doctor and Staff.com, said it had a huge impact on him and credited Weber with showing precisely how to get ahead.
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Liam Martin (Co-founder & CMO/Time Doctor & Staff.com)
Max Weber Protestant Ethic, and Karl Marx's Capital had a huge impact on me. If you read Marx with a critical critique you can see that he's laid out a fantastic framework on how capitalism works, I do disagree with his core premise (capitalism being bad) so I took it as a great way to understand how I could operate inside of a capitalist economy. Weber on the other hand shows you exactly how to get ahead in the world and was critical to me understanding how we reward value creators in western society.
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