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Comparing The Protestant Ethic And The Spirit Of Capitalism

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As societies developed throughout history, new economic systems began to emerge. The construction of Capitalism is considered to be a system of recent years when in reality its ideals have been implemented in different ways since the 17th century. In order to examine the development of capitalism Robert Tucker wrote the book, The Marx- Engels Reader, and Max Weber's book, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism can be read in conjunction with Tucker to further illude ideas behind capitalism's emergence.Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels use their notions of economic and material factors to illude how they determine the course of history. Max weber argues that economics were one of many factors that contributed to the evolution of human
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