The Protestant Ethic Debate: Weber’s Replies to His Critics, 1907–1910

Max Weber’s The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism continues to be one of the most influential texts in the sociology of modern Western societies. Although Weber never produced the further essays with which he intended to extend the study, he did complete four lengthy Replies to reviews of the text by two German historians. Written between 1907 and 1910, the Replies offer a fascinating insight into Weber’s intentions in the original study, and the present volume is the first complete translation of all four Replies in English.

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The Protestant Ethic Debate

Weber’s Replies to His Critics, 1907–1910

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-v

Acknowledgements
pp vi-viii

Introduction
pp 1-20

Translators’ Note
pp 21-23

Part I
pp 24-26

1 - Karl Fischer's Review of The Protestant Ethic, 1907
pp 27-30

2 - Weber's First Reply to Fischer, 1907
pp 31-38

Part II
pp 39-40

3 - Karl Fischer's Reply to Weber, 1908
pp 41-42

4 - Weber's Second Reply to Fischer, 1908
pp 43-52

Part III
pp 53-54

5 - Felix Rachfahl's Review of The Protestant Ethic, 1909
pp 55-60

6 - Weber's First Reply to Rachfahl, 1910
pp 61-86

Part IV
pp 87-88

7 - Felix Rachfahl's Reply to Weber, 1910
pp 89-92

8 - Weber's Second Reply to Rachfahl, 1910
pp 93-132

Bibliography
pp 133-140

Index
pp 141-149

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