The American Spirit of Capitalism

In Weber's book, we're starting from a period of economic traditionalism and explaining how we evolved from there. The next phase is economic rationalism. This term refers to modern capitalism that developed in the 16th and 17th centuries in the West. So this is easy for us to relate to because this dictates all of our behavior now in a modern capitalistic society. We try to be as efficient as possible. We work as much as we possibly can and earn as much money as wepossibly can. And interestingly, he uses quotes from Benjamin Franklin,. He says that the American spirit of capitalism is very unique. For six pounds a year, you may have the use of 100 pounds a