Max Weber Research Paper

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Max Weber was a German sociologist who wrote and theorized in the 17th century. From current and modern perspectives, we consider Weber to be an idealist. One of the things that he focused on was how the world transitioned from traditional to modern society. Weber was very interested in the idea and concept of capitalism and how it made a major impact on society. The change in society from a traditional system to one based on that of rationality according to Weber. One of the major components of this change was that of the ideals and values of the Protestantism. According to Weber these protestant ethics lead directly to the onset of modern capitalism and with this change religious values started to decline until what remained was a system

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