For Work / Against Work
Debates on the centrality of work

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

by Weber, Max (1992)

Key Passage

“Labour must (…) be performed as if it were an absolute end in itself, a calling. But such an attitude is by no means a product of nature. It cannot be evoked by low wages or high ones alone, but can only be the product of a long and arduous process of education.” (p.25)

Keywords

Capitalism, Weber, Education

Themes

Weber

Links to Reference

Translator

Parsons, T.

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