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The Capitalist Future: A Consequence of Calvinist Annunciation


Anukool Lakhina
ID 203, Lindholm
Question #3
October 10th, 1996


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 motivation, but instead by a constant struggle to benefit from the
system. He reasons that this future of the capitalist society is a direct
consequence of the teachings of Calvinism. The Calvinist work ethic of 'living
to work' forms the core of modern capitalism. This ethic originated from the
Calvinist doctrine of predestination and the notion of a......

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