What's Left of Philosophy cover image

53 | Max Weber’s The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism: Anti-Materialist Sociology

What's Left of Philosophy

00:00

Is He Aware of the Protestant Ethos?

"I just genuinely felt sad. I was like, this is really, really dark in here," he says of the book. "There's a few points where he's kind of tongue in cheek and he's like, yeah, you know, this this worldview that sucks all the joy out of life." The theology realize it's dark though - at least from what I've heard. He seems to be in total admiration of how much capital like these people can accumulate? But yeah, I don't know what is is he does he vibe with the Protestant ethos? Or is he really?"

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app