Max Weber defines "spirit of capitalism" as the ideas and esprit that favor the rational pursuit of economic gain.
There is a famous book by Max Weber called The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. His thesis is that Protestantism created the values that developed capitalism.
He compared the extent of capitalism in Catholic and Protestant countries.
religion
changes in religion
Max Weber suggested in 1904 that certain tenets of Protestantism were more favorable to commerce and thus led to the rise of capitalism in his book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.Karl Marx earlier suggested the reverse connection; that the rise of commerce and capitalism in Europe led to the Protestant Reformation. That would have been in the second half of the 19th century (1870 -ish).
There is a famous book by Max Weber called The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. His thesis is that Protestantism created the values that developed capitalism.
spirit of capitalism
Spirit of capitalism
He compared the extent of capitalism in Catholic and Protestant countries.
Max Weber. You can read more about him in the link provided at the bottom of this question.
religion
protestant reformation
changes in religion
Max Weber's theory was that social cultures were the main driver in entrepreneurship. He argued that capitalism thrived under the Protestant work ethic.
Max Weber suggested in 1904 that certain tenets of Protestantism were more favorable to commerce and thus led to the rise of capitalism in his book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.Karl Marx earlier suggested the reverse connection; that the rise of commerce and capitalism in Europe led to the Protestant Reformation. That would have been in the second half of the 19th century (1870 -ish).
Max Weber was born on August 2, 1897.
Max Weber Sr. was born in 1836.