Abstract
More than one hundred years ago, Max Weber agued that the Protestant religion, particularly the religious ideas of Calvinism and the Puritan ethic, played a positive role in creating the capitalistic spirit. The article hereby attempts to show that this thesis (the Protestant Ethic Thesis) gradually evolved into different stereotypes. It also appeared to be especially prone to some ideological abuse. The description of these stereotypes and different forms of abuse has been preceded with attempts to answer some questions such as: Is the cultural context of economic life really differentiated with regard to religious ideas? Is Max Weber’s thesis timeless? In fact, the results of various kinds of research allow to falsify the thesis given above. It is the real religious faith as such and not its content that is economically significant. However, there are some cultural differences between Catholics and Protestants that are determined by their religious faith. These differences concern rather e.g. their different focus on the value hierarchy or significance attached to satisfying needs.
Highlights
More than one hundred years ago, Max Weber agued that the Protestant religion, the religious ideas of Calvinism and the Puritan ethic, played a positive role in creating the capitalistic spirit
It appeared to be especially prone to some ideological abuse. The description of these stereotypes and different forms of abuse has been preceded with attempts to answer some questions such as: Is the cultural context of economic life really differentiated with regard to religious ideas? Is Max Weber’s thesis timeless? the results of various kinds of research allow to falsify the thesis given above
There are some cultural differences between Catholics and Protestants that are determined by their religious faith
Summary
PrzywoãujĈc tezč Maxa Webera o wpãywie protestantyzmu na rozwój kapitalizmu, warto na poczĈtku zaznaczyþ, İe wypowiadaã sič on o wystčpowaniu owej zaleİnoĤci u samych poczĈtków ksztaãtowania sič tego systemu ekonomicznego. İe jednoznaczna odpowiedĮ na to pytanie wcale nie jest prosta. Przy uwzglčdnieniu 75 paęstw z górnej czčĤci listy okazaão sič, İe Ĥredni poziom indeksu dla krajów katolickich wynosiã 0,901, zaĤ dla krajów protestanckich – 0,921. Tym bardziej İe moİna sič spieraþ i o przydatnoĤþ badawczĈ HDI, i o zasadnoĤþ porównywania tylko 75 paęstw z listy, i o przyznanie niektórym paęstwom Z rankingu opublikowanego w 2010 roku przez International Institute for Management Development w Szwajcarii wynika, İe przecičtne wskaĮniki wynoszĈ: dla krajów o tradycji katolickiej 59,32, zaĤ dla ewangelickiej – 81,99. Inaczej niİ u Maxa Webera, badania pokazujĈ, İe znaczĈca gospodarczo jest İywa wiara religijna jako taka, nie zaĤ jej treĤþ. Nawet jeĤli odpowiedĮ na pytanie, „czy” kontekst kulturowy İycia gospodarczego jest do tego stopnia zróİnicowany konfesyjnie, iİ wpãywa to znaczĈco na osiĈgničcia gospodarcze, brzmi: „raczej nie”, to i tak warto ustaliþ charakter tych róİnic. WãaĤnie odpowiedzi na pytanie o protestanckĈ i katolickĈ toİsamoĤþ kultury gospodarczej bčdzie poĤwičcony kolejny punkt tych rozwaİaę
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