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

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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Chapters

• 0:00 Weber's Education, Depression, And Academic, Military, And Political Work
• 6:05 Weber's Thesis And Some Objections
• 9:28 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