Protestant ethic and spirit of capitalism Weber defines capitalism as an enterprise working towards unlimited accumulation of profit and functioning according to bureaucratic rationality. The hypothesis advanced by Weber is that a certain interpretation of Protestantism has created the favorable conditions to the formation of capitalist regime.
The protestant ethic in which Weber is interested is essential calvinished. Weber summarizes the Calvinist consumption in 5 points:
1) there exists an absolute transcendent (above which didn’t understand), god who created world and rules
2) this all powerful mysterious god has pre-destined each one of us to salvation or domination(hell). So that we cant buy our work after divine order which was made before we were born
3) god created the world for his own glory whether he is to be saved or damned man his obliged to work for the glory of god and to create the kingdom of god on earth
4) earthly things, human nature and flash belong to the other of seen and debt and salvation came to man only through divine grace…
according to Weber all these element exist separately in other religion of the world of which he has made an impressive study. But their combination Calvinism is original and unique and has important consequences for the rise of capitalism
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