weber - essay Flashcards

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intro

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summarise argument

how does he illustrate his argument

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para 1 - definition of religion

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RCC vs. protestant rationality

rationality thesis and process of disenchantment

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3
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para 2 - economics and religion

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calvinist doctrine of predestination

Franklin? and how W relates this to religious sphere

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4
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para 3 - historical sources??

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baxter
luther
reformation

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5
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ao2 para 2

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+interdependency of different spheres of society (link to introduction)

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ao2 para 3

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Fischer - W conflates correlation between capitalism and protestantism with historical derivation
- but, W just suggests historical link. he acknowledges that different forms of capitalism pre-existed the reformation

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7
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conc

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too westernised - see conclusion of Prot Ethics. colonial tone not present in Marx. but also not accurate - Eastern economies today are successful
he himself undermines his thesis by saying that iron cage = diminishing impact of religion on capitalism
historical emphasis still seen in studies today e..g asad traces impact of Xian and post-Xian history on non-xian tradition

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