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The Capitalist Future: A Consequence Of Calvinist Annunciation
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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 tha ....
Middle of paper ....nce that he is indeed a member of the Elect.
Calvinism preached this ascetic ethic of hard work and complete absence of
frivolous waste of money and time. As a result, the work ethic of the
population shifted from 'working to live' to 'living to work.' Traditional
capitalism which relied on the "greedy maximization of profit in a one-shot
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