Essay Archive - The Capitalist Future: A Consequence of Calvinist Annunciation
The Capitalist Future: A Consequence of Calvinist Annunciation
In his work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Weber
predicts that the future will be a world of "mechanized perfection" devoid of
"religious and ethical meaning." In this world modern capitalism becomes a self
sustaining system no longer needing the Calvinist religious impetus that had
inspired the work ethic. Weber argues that the future will be a capitalistic
society, where the proletariat and the bourgeoisie alike, will not be driven by
religious ....
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